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The languages of early medieval charters : Latin, Germanic vernaculars, and the written word
Title
The languages of early medieval charters : Latin, Germanic vernaculars, and the written word / edited by Robert Gallagher, Edward Roberts, Francesca Tinti.
ISBN
9789004428119
9004428119
9789004432338
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Physical Description
xv, 548 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Summary
"This is the first major study of the interplay between Latin and Germanic vernaculars in early medieval records. Building on previous work on the uses of the written word in the early Middle Ages, which has dispelled the myth that this was an age of 'orality', the contributions in this volume bring to the fore the crucial question of language choice in the documentary cultures of early medieval societies. Specifically, they examine the interactions between Latin and Germanic vernaculars in the Anglo-Saxon and eastern Frankish worlds and in neighbouring areas. The chapters are underpinned by an important comparative dimension on account of the two regions' shared linguistic heritage and numerous cross-Channel links."-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Languages of early medieval charters. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2021
Series
Brill's series on the early Middle Ages ; volume 27.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Latin and Germanic Vernaculars in Early Medieval Documentary Cultures: Towards a Multidisciplinary Comparative Approach / Francesca Tinti
Charters, Languages, and Communication: Recent Work on Early Medieval Literacy / Rosamond McKitterick
The Multilingualism of the Early Middle Ages: Evidence from Peripheral Regions of the Regnum orientalium Francorum / Wolfgang Haubrichs
Germanic Names, Vernacular Sounds, and Latin Spellings in Early Anglo-Saxon and Alemannic Charters / Annina Seiler
Language, Formulae, and Carolingian Reforms: the Case of the Alemannic Charters from St Gall / Bernhard Zeller
Signalling Language Choice in Anglo-Saxon and Frankish Charters, c.700-c.900 / Edward Roberts and Francesca Tinti
The Endorsement Practices of Early Medieval England / Robert Gallagher and Kate Wiles
Traces of Bilingualism in Early Medieval Northern Italy: the Evidence from Eighth- and Ninth-Century Private Charters / Marco Stoffella
Languages of Boundaries and Boundaries of Language in Cornish Charters / Charles Insley
Vernacular Writing in Early Medieval Manorial Administration: Two Tenth-Century Documents from Werden and Essen / Stefan Esders
Royal Authority, Regional Integrity: the Function and Use of Anglo-Saxon Writ Formulae / Albert Fenton
From Memorandum to Written Record: Function and Formality in Old English Non-Literary Texts / Kathryn A. Lowe
Writing, Communication, and Currency: Dialogues between Coinage and Charters in Anglo-Saxon England / Rory Naismith
Epilogue / Janet L. Nelson.
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