The Anglo-Norman Language and its Contexts
Published on 18. March 2010
Book
Hardback
196 pages
978-1-903153-30-7 (ISBN)
Description
Collection examining the Anglo-Norman language in a variety of texts and contexts, in military, legal, literary and other forms.
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-Norman and 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 theFrench language in the middle ages.
Contributors: Richard Ingham, Anthony Lodge, William Rothwell, David Trotter, Mark Chambers, Louise Sylvester, Anne Curry, Adrian Bell, Adam Chapman, Andy King, David Simpkin, Paul Brand, Jean-Pascal Pouzet, Laura Wright, Eric Haeberli.
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-Norman and 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 theFrench language in the middle ages.
Contributors: Richard Ingham, Anthony Lodge, William Rothwell, David Trotter, Mark Chambers, Louise Sylvester, Anne Curry, Adrian Bell, Adam Chapman, Andy King, David Simpkin, Paul Brand, Jean-Pascal Pouzet, Laura Wright, Eric Haeberli.
Reviews / Votes
[A] significant intervention in current debates surrounding Anglo-Norman's status and development, demonstrating the continuing vitality of French in England into the later Middle Ages. * YEARS WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES * The volume benefits from good overall presentation and a general index, and with the high standard of scholarship and the stimulating and varied topics addressed certainly merits the attention of those interested in Anglo-Norman and medieval English language and culture. * JOURNAL OF FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDIES * Makes a welcome contribution to the current scholarly debate surrounding the question of the development of Anglo-Norman and its role in medieval England. * MEDIUM AEVUM * The essays in this excellent volume apply a new conceptual framework to the study of language(s) in medieval England, and the work that has emerged shows that the new approach has opened up fruitful and exciting lines of inquiry. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
York
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
10 s/w Zeichnungen
10 line illus.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-903153-30-7 (9781903153307)
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Persons
ADAM CHAPMAN, General Editor, Victoria County History, Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London Anne Curry is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Southampton, and author of many works on the Hundred Years War, particularly on the battle of Agincourt. She also edited the 1422-53 section of the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England. Laura Wright is a Reader in English Language at the University of Cambridge, where she works on the history of English.
Content
Introduction. Anglo-Norman: New Themes, New Contexts - Richard Ingham
Later Anglo-Norman as a Contact Variety of French - Richard Ingham
The Sources of Standardisation in French - Written or Spoken? - Anthony Lodge
'Husbonderie' and 'Manaungerie' in Later Medieval England: A Tale of Two Walters - W Rothwell
Bridging the Gap: The [Socio]Linguistic Evidence of Some Medieval English Bridge Accounts - D A Trotter
From apareil to warderobe: Some Observations on Anglo-French in The Middle English Lexis of Cloth and Clothing - Louise Sylvester
From apareil to warderobe: Some Observations on Anglo-French in The Middle English Lexis of Cloth and Clothing - Mark C Chambers
Languages in the Military Profession in Later Medieval England - Anne Curry and Adam Chapman and Adrian R. Bell
The Language of the English Legal Profession: The Emergence of a Distinctive Legal Lexicon in Insular French - Paul Brand
Mapping Insular French Texts? Ideas for Localisation and Correlated Dialectology in Manuscript Materials of Medieval England - Jean-Pascal Pouzet
A Pilot Study on the Singular Definite Articles le and la in Fifteenth-Century London Mixed-Language Business Writing - Laura Wright
Investigating Anglo-Norman Influence on Late Middle English Syntax - Eric Haeberli
The Transmission of Later Anglo-Norman: Some Syntactic Evidence - Richard Ingham
Later Anglo-Norman as a Contact Variety of French - Richard Ingham
The Sources of Standardisation in French - Written or Spoken? - Anthony Lodge
'Husbonderie' and 'Manaungerie' in Later Medieval England: A Tale of Two Walters - W Rothwell
Bridging the Gap: The [Socio]Linguistic Evidence of Some Medieval English Bridge Accounts - D A Trotter
From apareil to warderobe: Some Observations on Anglo-French in The Middle English Lexis of Cloth and Clothing - Louise Sylvester
From apareil to warderobe: Some Observations on Anglo-French in The Middle English Lexis of Cloth and Clothing - Mark C Chambers
Languages in the Military Profession in Later Medieval England - Anne Curry and Adam Chapman and Adrian R. Bell
The Language of the English Legal Profession: The Emergence of a Distinctive Legal Lexicon in Insular French - Paul Brand
Mapping Insular French Texts? Ideas for Localisation and Correlated Dialectology in Manuscript Materials of Medieval England - Jean-Pascal Pouzet
A Pilot Study on the Singular Definite Articles le and la in Fifteenth-Century London Mixed-Language Business Writing - Laura Wright
Investigating Anglo-Norman Influence on Late Middle English Syntax - Eric Haeberli
The Transmission of Later Anglo-Norman: Some Syntactic Evidence - Richard Ingham