Greetings,
Having completed the collection process for de Loque's (1591) Discourses of War and Single Combat, I have come to the conclusion that with the six period sources of various types that I have used, that the lexicon is suitably complete. I do understand that there are more sources from the 1590s that could be included in the lexicon, however at this stage, in order to move forward with the overall project, I think that the lexicon is suitably complete. There are 98 pages of lexemes present in the lexicon, covering some approximately 5,000 lexemes, some with more than one spelling of the word. I believe that this lexicon, while it could continue to increase is suitably large to cover the period of the 1590s at this stage.
The procedure in order to move forward at this stage is to assemble the lexicon, adding the glossary and some secondary sourced lexemes along with their appropriate sources to be added to the bibliography. These will be included with appropriate explanations for the sources of the words and how they were come about. This lexicon will require some explanation as to its set-up and processes and as such the appropriate introductions and conclusions for the various parts of the lexicon. Once this is complete then further study of the language will be required.
The dream or ultimate goal in this process is to eventually attain rules for spelling, grammar and punctuation in order that the English language of the 1590s can be produced in some fashion, and being a reasonable replica of this language. Much of this information has been supplied in the various investigations which have been presented, but these need to be formed in to a more usable format for the practical elements of the language to be accessible, and thus the ability to create language in a suitable fashion or at least a good facsimile of the language. This being the case it is hoped that more frequent updates will be possible.
Cheers,
Henry.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Project Update 16/06/2013
Greetings,
I have recently finished both transferring the words from paper to electronic form for Chettle's (1592) Kind-Harts Dreame. The process of collecting and collating the words included transferring them into the lexicon which is being built from these words. Following this was to find those words which were unusual or difficult.
These unusual or difficult words were highlighted throughout the process in both paper and electronic form. This has been the case for all of the sources. Once the words have been identified their Elizabethan meanings were researched and recorded as a supplement to the lexicon. This allows for an understanding of those words which are difficult, unusual or have different meanings from the present day. The glossary will be added to the lexicon in the final product for the assistance of meaning.
The plan is to move on to the 1591 translation by Thomas Elyot of Discourses of War and Single Combat by B. de Loque. I am unsure of any completion date of this one as while it is relatively short at 40 pages, it is written in a Gothic script of the period and is thus going to be a little difficult to read even in the pdf version. I will give an update at some later date once some progress has been made.
Cheers,
Henry.
I have recently finished both transferring the words from paper to electronic form for Chettle's (1592) Kind-Harts Dreame. The process of collecting and collating the words included transferring them into the lexicon which is being built from these words. Following this was to find those words which were unusual or difficult.
These unusual or difficult words were highlighted throughout the process in both paper and electronic form. This has been the case for all of the sources. Once the words have been identified their Elizabethan meanings were researched and recorded as a supplement to the lexicon. This allows for an understanding of those words which are difficult, unusual or have different meanings from the present day. The glossary will be added to the lexicon in the final product for the assistance of meaning.
The plan is to move on to the 1591 translation by Thomas Elyot of Discourses of War and Single Combat by B. de Loque. I am unsure of any completion date of this one as while it is relatively short at 40 pages, it is written in a Gothic script of the period and is thus going to be a little difficult to read even in the pdf version. I will give an update at some later date once some progress has been made.
Cheers,
Henry.
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