Understanding Anglo-Saxon “politeness”

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 230-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kohnen
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Old English ◽  
The Other ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

ic wille ic wolde ic wolde þæt þu me sædest ic wille ic wolde Dictionary of Old English Corpus humilitas Thus, this paper, on the one hand, confirms the picture of Anglo-Saxon England as a world “beyond politeness” (Kohnen 2008a); on the other hand, it also adds important aspects that may improve our perception of the complexities of Anglo-Saxon social interaction.

scholarly journals Metrical Positions and their Linguistic Realisations in Old Germanic Metres: A Typological Overview

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiichi Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
The Other ◽  
Old Norse ◽  
Old Saxon ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Common Scale ◽  
The Common ◽  
Linguistic Alignment ◽  
The One ◽  
Linguistic Material

This paper provides a typological account of Old Germanic metre by investigating its parametric variations that largely determine the metrical identities of the Old English Beowulf, the Old Saxon Heliand, and Old Norse eddic poetry (composed in fornyrðislag, málaháttr, or ljóðaháttr). The primary parameters to be explored here are the principle of four metrical positions per verse and the differing ways in which these constituent positions are aligned to linguistic material. On the one hand, the four-position principle works with a maximal strictness in Beowulf, and to a slightly lesser extent in fornyrðislag, whereas it allows for a wider range of deviations in verse size in the Heliand and ljóðaháttr. In málaháttr, however, the principle in itself gives way to the five-position counterpart. On the other hand, the variation in the metrical– linguistic alignment in the three close cognate metres may be generalised by positing the common scale, Heliand > Beowulf > fornyrðislag, for the decreasing likelihood of resolution, the increasing likelihood of suspending resolution, and the decreasing size of the drop.

Linguistic politeness in Anglo-Saxon England? A study of Old English address terms

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kohnen
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
The Other ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Linguistic Politeness ◽  
Mutual Obligation ◽  
The One ◽  
Address Terms

This paper investigates Anglo-Saxon address terms against the background of politeness and face work. Using the Dictionary of Old English Corpus, it examines the most prominent Old English terms of nominal address associated with polite or courteous behaviour, their distribution, the typical communicative settings in which they are used and their basic pragmatic meaning. The results suggest that, at least in this field, politeness as face work may not have played a major role in Anglo-Saxon England. Rather, the use of the address terms may reflect accommodation to the overriding importance of mutual obligation and kin loyalty on the one hand, and obedience to the basic Christian ideals of humilitas and caritas on the other.

If They Only Knew

2019 ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Aleta-Amirée Von Holzen
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Marvel Comics ◽  
The One

Artikelbeginn:[English title and abstract below] Zahlreiche Superheldenfiguren sind dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie nicht nur über Superkräfte verfügen, sondern auch eine Doppelidentität besitzen: In der äußerlich durch eine Maske sichtbar gemachten Heldenidentität vollbringen sie öffentlich Heldentaten, in der zivilen Identität dagegen verbergen sie ihre Kräfte und verschweigen ihrem Umfeld ihr Heldentum. Solche Figuren lassen sich als maskierte Helden und Heldinnen beschreiben; die Maskerade bzw. das Geheimnis um die Doppelidentität ist eine Grundlage ihres Heldentums. If They Only KnewThe Masked Hero’s Double Identity between Deception and AuthenticityMany superheroes are not defined by their superpowers alone but also by their having established a double identity – wearing an actual mask while ›working‹ as a hero in public but hiding their superpowers by wearing a metaphorical mask in their civilian persona. In this article, double identity is investigated in relation to the secret and the mask as forms of social interaction. It is argued that stories about masked heroes tend to implicitly address matters of identity. On the one hand, a mask evokes the notion of an authentic self, either concealed or revealed by the mask; while on the other hand it also permits identity to be perceived as multiple and fluid. This article examines how two examples of the masked hero in the context of twentieth ­century identity discourse, namely Marvel Comics’ Spider­Man/Peter Parker and Nova/Rich Rider, are linked with Erving Goffman’s self­presentation theory as well as with Robert Jay Lifton’s concept of the protean self.

World history in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: its sources and its separateness from the Old English Orosius

1979 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 177-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet M. Bately
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
World History ◽  
The Other ◽  
Julius Caesar ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Universal History ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
History Of

Although a great deal has been written about the sources and manner of compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in its various versions, very little attention has been paid to its earliest section – the annals covering the period from the landing of Julius Caesar, s.a. 60 BC, to the coming of Hengest and Horsa, s.a. 449. Eight of these annals deal with the history of Britain and derive their material from the chronological summary at the end of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastical. The remaining twenty-four (1–45 and 62–155) deal with world history, and the origin of their information is a matter of dispute. Plummer claimed that they are derived from ‘some epitome of universal history, the source of which I have not yet been able to trace’. Hodgkin, on the other hand, considered that the composition of the Chronicle was intimately connected with that of the Old English Orosius and took Orosius to be a major source for the annals in question:

scholarly journals Scandinavian Component in Anglo-Saxon and Norman Identities

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 1016-1023
Author(s):  
Anastasia A. Palamarchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Intermediate Step ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Fundamental Study ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
The One

The article provides an analytical review of contemporary British historiography in the field of Anglo-Saxon and Norman ethnicity. On the one hand, modern scholars shift the focus on periphery and frontier regions of the kingdoms of Scotland and England and the Duchy of Normandy; on the other hand, the concept of “Atlantic archipelago” emphasizes the specificity of insular variant of ethno-political development. The phenomenon of “the Norman world”, encompassing whole communities and territories inhabited by the Normans, is a fertile ground for realization of such “regional” approach. Both its strengths and limitations can be seen in the fundamental study “Heirs of the Vikings: History and Identity in Normandy and England, c. 950 — c. 1015” by Katherine Cross. She demonstrates that the denotation of the term “Norman” was not stable, and its interpretation was determined by the historical memory of a concrete region or community. Comparing two regions where, on the one hand, a complex ethnic landscape had been preserved by the 10th–11th centuries, and where, on the other hand, centralizing tendencies of the ambitious ruling dynasties had been developing, K.Cross seeks answers to the question “Why and how did Viking identity come to mean different things in England and Normandy?” The comparative approach to exploring Norman and English identities chosen by the author is realized exclusively on the basis of textual evidence: genealogies, ethnogenetic narratives, hagiography and charters. The analysis of “ethnic” discourse of the sources carried out by K.Cross is a vital, yet intermediate step towards a more fundamental debate.

scholarly journals Piae Causae Foundations, Waqfs, Trusts. Legal- Historical Interactions

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4-6) ◽  
pp. 353-360
Author(s):  
Orsolya Falus
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
The Other ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Christian Love ◽  
Abrahamic Religions ◽  
The One ◽  
The University

The word “charity” originates from Old English and means “Christian love of one’s fellows.” The most popular Abrahamic religions all created their own forms of charity, which, however, resemble each other. The spirit of giving, whether of time, money or resources, becomes a focal point of activity during their holiday seasons. The paper aims to present the similarities, differences and potential legal and historical interactions between the Christian piae causae foundations, the Hebrew heqdesh and the Islamic waqf, on the one hand, and the specific Anglo-Saxon trust, on the other. The study also commemorates the Institute of Islamic Research, which operated successfully at the University of Kaposvár between 2013 and 2018.

Die Lüge ohne Worte erzählen

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-114
Author(s):  
Oliver Dimbath
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Wenn Sich

Eine Lüge ohne Worte zu erzählen mutet paradox an. Gleichwohl aber gibt dieser Titel den Hinweis darauf, dass Lügen in Interaktionen auf der einen Seite eine zweite Wirklichkeit erzählen. Auf der anderen Seite scheint es aber ein Wissen darüber zu geben, wie eine Lüge nonverbal angezeigt wird. Es geht also nicht um das Ergründen kommunizierter Inkonsistenzen, sondern um das Erkennen von Fehlern, die unterlaufen, wenn sich jemand der Anstrengung des Lügens aussetzt. Der Beitrag analysiert das Lügen als Bestandteil sozialer Interaktion unter Berücksichtigung nonverbalen Ausdrucksverhaltens. Das Untersuchungsmaterial hierzu entstammt Lügensequenzen aus TV-Serien und Spielfilmen. To tell a lie without words seems paradoxical. Nevertheless, this title indicates that lies in interactions on the one hand tell a second reality. On the other hand, there seems to be a knowledge of how a lie is displayed non-verbally. It is therefore not a matter of investigating communicated inconsistencies, but of recognising the mistakes that are made when someone exposes himself or herself to the effort of lying. The article analyses lying as a component of social interaction, taking into account non-verbal expressive behaviour. The material for this analysis is taken from lie sequences from TV series and feature films.

scholarly journals Market cognition: How exchange norms alter social experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
jamil zaki ◽  
Eric Neumann ◽  
Dean Baltiansky
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Social Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Market Exchange ◽  
Group Boundaries ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The One

Market exchange and the ideologies that accompany it pervade human social interaction. How does this affect people’s beliefs about themselves, each other, and human nature? Here we describe market cognition (MC) as social inferences and behaviors that are intensified by market contexts. We focus on prosociality, and two countervailing ways MC can affect it. On the one hand, marketplaces incentivize individuals to behave prosocially in order to be chosen as exchange partners—generalizing cooperation and trust beyond group boundaries. On the other hand, markets encourage a view of people as self-interested, and can thus taint people’s interpretation of prosocial actions and erode more communal forms of cooperation. We close by considering how MCs can become self-fulfilling, altering relationships, communities, and cultural norms.

scholarly journals The problem of syntactic ambivalence in corpus linguistics

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Ireneusz Kida
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
Computer Analysis ◽  
Word Order ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Arts And Sciences ◽  
Order Analysis ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The One

Abstract Ireneusz Kida. The Problem of Syntactic Ambivalence in Corpus Linguistics. Lingua Posnaniensis, vol. L IV (1)/2012. The Poznań Society for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences. PL ISSN 0079-4740, ISBN 978-83-7654-103-7, pp. 57-63. The purpose of this article is to present a technique of dual annotation of Old English ambivalent structures in diachronic annotated corpus linguistics. In languages there are often structures which are ambivalent, and it is difficult to establish whether they are main or dependent. These clauses are problematic for a corpus linguist annotating them for computer analysis of word order configurations. As a solution to this problem we suggest that such structures be annotated in two ways, namely on the one hand as main and on the other hand as dependent. Such a procedure allows one to obtain more objective results from word order analysis. Moreover, dual annotation is more flexible and is able to grasp the changeable nature of language

scholarly journals The Jewish Press: mellem religion og etnicitet

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahra Lindeberg
Keyword(s):  
Minority Group ◽  
Jewish People ◽  
The Other ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Jewish Society ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Law ◽  
The One ◽  
Modern Orthodox ◽  
Land Of Israel

In this article I have attempted, through the paper The Jewish Press, to portray what I propose to call the Jewish Anglo-Saxon centre orthodoxy in America and Israel. I show that despite the fact that this group in many ways is just as law-abiding as the ultra-orthodox, they are far more "Americanized" in their lifestyle. I propose that the reason why they have succeeded in, on the one hand, to participate in the surrounding society and on the other hand, to avoid compromising with modernity in their interpretaion of the Law like to modern orthodox, is precisely because of their emphasis on ethnicity. By underlining their common history, their relationship to the Land of Israel, and in particular present and past "enemies" of the Jewish people, this group is able to maintain an identity as a minority group and at the same time to take part in the surrounding non-Jewish society.

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