The linguistic past in twelfth-century Britain / Sara Harris, University of Cambridge.
The linguistic past in twelfth-century Britain / Sara Harris, University of Cambridge.
The linguistic past in twelfth-century Britain / Sara Harris, University of Cambridge.
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2018/0032
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 279 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Methods and motivations for studying the vernacular linguistic past -- Perceptions of English linguistic and literary continuity -- Explorations and appropriations of British linguistic history -- The vernaculars of ancestral law: royal administration and linguistic authority -- Plac...
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"How was the complex history of Britain's languages understood by twelfth-century authors? This book argues that the social, political and linguistic upheavals that occurred in the wake of the Norman Conquest intensified later interest in the historicity of languages. An atmosphere of enquiry fostered vernacular literature's prestige and led to a n...
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The linguistic past in twelfth-century Britain / Sara Harris, University of Cambridge.
Other title
Linguistic past in 12th-century Britain
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Cambridge Studies In Medieval Literature ; 100
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-269) and index.
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©2017
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G 2018/0032
Record Identifier
74VKVGAyDV7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGAyDV7A
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ISBN
1107180058 hardcover
9781107180055 hardcover
DDC
409.41
MMS ID
991024154706302626
