Language and History in Viking Age England: Linguistic Relations between Speakers of Old Norse and Old English: v. 6 (Studies in the Early Middle Ages S.) - Hardcover

Townend, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2503512925 ISBN 13: 9782503512921

Publisher: Brepols N.V., 2003

Synopsis

This is the first ever book-length study for the nature and significance of the linguistic contact between speakers of Old Norse and Old English in Viking Age England.

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Synopsis

This text is the first book-length study of the nature of the linguistic relations between speakers of Norse and English in Viking Age England, with particular focus on whether or not the two speech communities were mutually intelligible. The author examines the closeness of the historical evolution of the two communities and compares their phonolo

About the Author

Matthew Townend is Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brepols N.V.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2503512925
• ISBN 13: 9782503512921
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264