Terms of endearment in English: affection and tenderness in the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary online
Terms of endearment enjoy great popularity in all languages to express feelings such as affection and tenderness. The present paper concentrates on the use of these types of words in English. The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary (henceforth the HTOED) serves as a valuable tool t...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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December 2022
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English today
Year: 2022, Volume: 38, Issue: 4, Pages: 239-243 |
| ISSN: | 1474-0567 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0266078421000249 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266078421000249 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/english-today/article/terms-of-endearment-in-english/1306E43F7A06244A4DF35738333BBA88 
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| Author Notes: | Julia Landmann |
| Summary: | Terms of endearment enjoy great popularity in all languages to express feelings such as affection and tenderness. The present paper concentrates on the use of these types of words in English. The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary (henceforth the HTOED) serves as a valuable tool to identify the plethora of terms of endearment which became established in English over the centuries. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 20.06.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1474-0567 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0266078421000249 |