Linguistic Variation in the Ancrene Wisse, Katherine Group and Wooing Group: Essays Celebrating the Completion of the Parallel Text Edition

Contributor(s): Tanabe, Harumi (Editor), Kano, Koichi (Editor), John, Scahill (Editor)

ISBN: 9783631747858

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

Hardcover

$56.95

Pub Date: May 17, 2018

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.00 lbs) 202 pages

BISAC Categories:

Language Arts and Disciplines | Linguistics | General | Language Study

Series: Studies in English Medieval Language and Literature

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Description:

This collection of articles deals with the manuscripts, textual transmission, punctuation, spelling, grammar and vocabulary of the «Ancrene Wisse», the Katherine Group and the Wooing Group. A close comparison based on parallel texts substantiates detailed findings about linguistic variation and the role of scribes.