This collection of papers on Middle English provides an overview of current research dealing with manuscripts, texts and linguistic forms from a range of perspectives. The papers are organized under four main headings: The transmission of Middle English texts, Syntax and morphology, Genre and discourse and Textual afterlives.
This volume is a selection of papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Middle English held at the University of Stavanger, Norway from 31 May to 2 June 2017. The collection bridges the gap between traditional ‘linguistic’ and ‘literary’ topics and provides a holistic view of current research within Middle English studies. The papers are organized under four main headings: The transmission of Middle English texts, Syntax and morphology, Genre and discourse and Textual afterlives. The contributions deal with materials ranging from canonical works such as Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to little-studied texts such as administrative documents and scientific treatises.
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Part I The Transmission of Middle English Texts |
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The LALME typology of scribal practice: some issues for manuscript studies |
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Anchorites and abbreviations: a corpus study of abbreviations of Germanic and Romance lexicon in the Ancrene Wisse |
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35 | (30) |
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The circulation and transmission of pseudo-hippocratic lunaries in Middle English |
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65 | (18) |
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Isabel de la Cruz-Cabanillai |
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Variation in word choice in the textual transmission of Middle English works: the case of `dole' |
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83 | (28) |
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Geographical variation in late medieval administrative documents: evidence from York and Coventry |
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111 | (26) |
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Part II Syntax and Morphology |
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Syntactic features and clause typing in Middle English polar and alternative questions: a case study on the Wycliffe Bible |
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137 | (18) |
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Morphological conversion in Middle English: a corpus-based study |
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155 | (22) |
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An account of the Old and Middle English negative indefinite nceni |
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177 | (16) |
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Indirect object or ex-dative with or without to in the earlier and later versions of the Wyclimte Bible |
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193 | (16) |
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Part III Genre and Discourse |
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Narration and argumentation in Middle English romances |
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209 | (22) |
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Some observations on Middle English healing charms |
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231 | (18) |
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Metaphor as a conceptual device structuring moral discourse: figurative framing in Geoffrey Chaucer's Parson's Tale |
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249 | (18) |
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Part IV Textual Afterlives |
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The uses of Middle English literature |
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267 | (18) |
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Mine's Glossary in the Middle English period |
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285 | (24) |
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Middle English in the modern world |
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309 | (24) |
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| List of Figures |
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333 | (2) |
| List of Tables |
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335 | (2) |
| Index of terms and names |
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Merja Stenroos is professor of English linguistics at the University of Stavanger (Norway). Her research focusses on Middle and Early Modern English, combining approaches from dialectology, sociolinguistics and pragmatics with studies of historical and manuscript contexts.
Martti Mäkinen is senior lecturer of English at Hanken School of Economics (Finland) and holds the title of docent at the University of Helsinki. His research interests are Early English scientific writing, manuscript studies, corpus linguistics, pragmatics and historical dialectology.
Kjetil V. Thengs received his PhD in 2013 and works as associate professor of English linguistics at the University of Stavanger. His research interests include historical linguistics, philology, manuscript studies and historical pragmatics.
Oliver M. Traxel received his PhD from the University of Cambridge and did his habilitation at the University of University of Münster. He works as professor of English language and linguistics at the University of Stavanger. His research covers a wide range of Early English topics and currently focusses on medieval English in the modern world.
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