The notion “we” in the Old English language

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Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2018. Volume 3. No. 1. pp. 70-75.

Authors

Matveyeva A. A.*
Bashkir State University
32 Zaki Validi Street, 450074 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

Abstract

The article aims to analyse the notion “we” on the material of the Old English language. The investigation of the semantic structure of lexemes expressing the notion “we” in Old English helps to reveal the basic semantic components lying in the basis of the semantics of the corresponding lexemes and, accordingly, define the main archetypes of “we” in the mind of the modern speaker of English.

Keywords

  • “we” vs. “they”
  • archetype
  • Old English
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