Edited by Richard Ingham
Boydell, 2010
ISBN: 9781903153307
The question of the development of Anglo-Norman (the variety of medieval French used in the British Isles), and the role it played in the life of the medieval English kingdom, is currently a major topic of scholarly debate. The essays in this volume examine it from a variety of different perspectives and contexts, though with a concentration on the theme of linguistic contact between Anglo-Normanand English, seeking to situate it more precisely in space and time than has hitherto been the case. Overall they show how Anglo-Norman retained a strong presence in the linguistic life of England until a strikingly late date, and how it constitutes a rich and highly valuable record of the French language in the middle ages.
Contents
1 Introduction. Anglo-Norman: New Themes, New Contexts
2 Later Anglo-Norman as a Contact Variety of French
3 The Sources of Standardisation in French – Written or Spoken?
4 ‘Husbonderie’ and ‘Manaungerie’ in Later Medieval England: A Tale of Two Walters
5 Bridging the Gap: The (Socio)Linguistic Evidence of Some Medieval English Bridge Accounts
6 From apareil to warderobe: Some Observations on Anglo-French in The Middle English Lexis of Cloth and Clothing
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7 Languages in the Military Profession in Later Medieval England
8 The Language of the English Legal Profession: The Emergence of a Distinctive Legal Lexicon in Insular French
9 Mapping Insular French Texts? Ideas for Localisation and Correlated Dialectology in Manuscript Materials of Medieval England
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10 A Pilot Study on the Singular Definite Articles le and la in Fifteenth-Century London Mixed-Language Business Writing
11 Investigating Anglo-Norman Influence on Late Middle English Syntax
12 The Transmission of Later Anglo-Norman: Some Syntactic Evidence
Edited by Richard Ingham
Boydell, 2010
ISBN: 9781903153307
The question of the development of Anglo-Norman (the variety of medieval French used in the British Isles), and the role it played in the life of the medieval English kingdom, is currently a major topic of scholarly debate. The essays in this volume examine it from a variety of different perspectives and contexts, though with a concentration on the theme of linguistic contact between Anglo-Normanand English, seeking to situate it more precisely in space and time than has hitherto been the case. Overall they show how Anglo-Norman retained a strong presence in the linguistic life of England until a strikingly late date, and how it constitutes a rich and highly valuable record of the French language in the middle ages.
Contents
1 Introduction. Anglo-Norman: New Themes, New Contexts
2 Later Anglo-Norman as a Contact Variety of French
3 The Sources of Standardisation in French – Written or Spoken?
4 ‘Husbonderie’ and ‘Manaungerie’ in Later Medieval England: A Tale of Two Walters
5 Bridging the Gap: The (Socio)Linguistic Evidence of Some Medieval English Bridge Accounts
6 From apareil to warderobe: Some Observations on Anglo-French in The Middle English Lexis of Cloth and Clothing
7 Languages in the Military Profession in Later Medieval England
8 The Language of the English Legal Profession: The Emergence of a Distinctive Legal Lexicon in Insular French
9 Mapping Insular French Texts? Ideas for Localisation and Correlated Dialectology in Manuscript Materials of Medieval England
10 A Pilot Study on the Singular Definite Articles le and la in Fifteenth-Century London Mixed-Language Business Writing
11 Investigating Anglo-Norman Influence on Late Middle English Syntax
12 The Transmission of Later Anglo-Norman: Some Syntactic Evidence
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