A psycholinguistic investigation of Old English poetic composition : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University, Turitea, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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A psycholinguistic investigation of Old English poetic composition : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University, Turitea, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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The conventional hypothesis of Old English poetic composition assumed that poets used a limited number of formulae which were tacked together to generate the texts now extant. Old English poetic composition is a combination of natural 'spreading activation' and acquired poetic skill, with one constantly reinforcing the other. This study tests whether the spreading activation theory is correct by investigation into the formulaic properties of selected Old English texts, not including Beowulf, ...

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Thesis

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Masters

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2000

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Stevens, Frances

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/13537

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Beowulf -- Language / English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 / History and criticism

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