The diffusion of higher-status lexis in medieval England: the role of the clergy
The diffusion of higher-status lexis in medieval England: the role of the clergy
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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For Rothwell (1998: 156) ‘words of ultimately French origin became part of the lexis of English as a result of the myriad daily contacts between Anglo-French and Middle English in the minds and under the pens of a whole literate class’. Although such contact interfaces between Francophone and Anglophone speakers clearly must have existed, not enoug...
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The diffusion of higher-status lexis in medieval England: the role of the clergy
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2063636440
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2063636440
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1360-6743
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1469-4379
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10.1017/S1360674318000102
