Authors:Irma Taavitsainen, Päivi Pahta,
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: english, studies, language, medieval, scientific, writing, medical
Number of Pages: 302
Published: 2004-04-19
List price: $106.00
ISBN-10: 0521831334
ISBN-13: 9780521831338

The late Middle Ages in England saw a flowering of scientific writing in the vernacular that moved English discourse in new directions and established new textual genres. This book examines the sociolinguistic causes and effects of that process, based on the empirical evidence from manuscripts and computerized files. Topics covered include scriptorial "house-styles", code-switching, translation strategies, and transmission processes. The book offers important new insights into vernacularization phenomena, and will be welcomed by historical linguists and medievalists alike.Book DescriptionThe l

Authors:Terttu Nevalainen, Irma Taavitsainen, Paivi Pahta, Mi
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
Keywords: variation, present, studies, past, language, evidence, linguistic, corpus, dynamics, english
Number of Pages: 339
Published: 2008-12-30
List price: $158.00
ISBN-10: 9027234825
ISBN-13: 9789027234827