TY - BOOK ID - 78340569 TI - Joinings PY - 2016 SN - 1442625252 9781442625259 1442637390 9781442637399 9781442637399 1442625260 PB - Toronto DB - UniCat KW - English language KW - English literature KW - Language and culture KW - Germanic languages KW - Culture and language KW - Culture KW - Compound words. KW - History and criticism. KW - Style. KW - Grammar. KW - 450-1100 KW - Old English Language, Period of UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78340569 AB - The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature. ER -