Beschreibung
The papers in this volume embrace a variety of research topics and approaches, with particular interest in multilingualism, multidialectalism and language contact in medieval England. The book gives a specialized stance on language change in Middle English at different levels: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics.
Autorenportrait
Juan Camilo Conde-Silvestre is professor at the University of Murcia (Spain). He works on a variety of topics in historical sociolinguistics, especially on the social and geographical diffusion of late Middle English and on medieval English dialects and standardisation.
Javier Calle-Martín is senior lecturer at the University of Málaga (Spain). His research interests include historical linguistics and manuscript studies, focusing on early English documents.
Inhalt
Contents: Multilingualism and multidialectalism in medieval England – Language contact in Middle English – Language variation and change in Middle English – Middle English morphology and syntax – Middle English semantics and pragmatics.