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Language Contact and Semantic Development in Late Medieval English: 33 (Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB], 33) - Hardcover

Sylvester, Louise; Tiddeman, Megan; Ingham, Richard; Allan, Kathryn

 
9783111319940: Language Contact and Semantic Development in Late Medieval English: 33 (Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB], 33)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3111319946 ISBN 13: 9783111319940
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton, 2025

Synopsis

The multilingual context of medieval Britain has been a focus of historical linguistic scholarship for some time, but Middle English has often been examined in isolation. This book analyzes a large dataset of English vocabulary from the late Middle Ages, a time when the language was gaining new importance, with attention paid to parallel lexical developments in French and Latin. It explores lexical and semantic innovations and losses, and its findings challenge the notion that native and borrowed words were in competition during the period. The book presents a new picture of ongoing bilingualism in the late medieval period and a growth in vocabulary that heralded the beginnings of standardization in English.

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About the Author

Louise Sylvester, Megan Tiddeman and Richard Ingham, University of Westminster, London; Kathryn Allan; University College, London.

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Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3111319946
ISBN 13 
9783111319940
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
236