Preface i
　Professor Mickio Masui : A Personal Tribute iii
1 The Language of Love in Chaucer 1
2 Chaucer's Use of 'Smile' and 'Laugh' 43
3 Observations on the Tone of Speech in Chaucer : Especially in Troilus and Criseyde 57
4 The Development of Mood in Chaucer's 'Troilus' : An Approach 71
5 Chaucer's Tenderness and the Theme of Consolation 85
6 The Prioress's Prologue and Tale : A Structural and Semantic Approach 97
7 Some Thoughts on the Continuity of Themes in Chaucer 107
8 A Mode of Word-Meaning in Chaucer's Language of Love 119
Index 135