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Exploring the linguistic nuances of referring to the deceased, this book analyzes sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century texts in French and Latin, juxtaposing them with contemporary French and English. It investigates how evolving beliefs about posthumous survival have influenced the use of grammatical tenses, providing insights into cultural and linguistic shifts over time.
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Death and Tenses: Posthumous Presence in Early Modern France, Neil Kenny
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Death and Tenses: Posthumous Presence in Early Modern France
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Neil Kenny
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publisher
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN13
- 9780198831150
- Description
- Exploring the linguistic nuances of referring to the deceased, this book analyzes sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century texts in French and Latin, juxtaposing them with contemporary French and English. It investigates how evolving beliefs about posthumous survival have influenced the use of grammatical tenses, providing insights into cultural and linguistic shifts over time.