English in the Middle Ages

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Oxford University Press, 2003 - Foreign Language Study - 205 pages
An enquiry into the use and status of English in medieval England, this text is concerned with English relative to French and Latin and its regional and social varieties in relation to each other.

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About the author (2003)

T. W. Machan is Professor and Chair of English at Marquette University, where he teaches linguistics and medieval language and literature. He has published extensively on Middle English and Old Norse and edited texts in both languages. His books include iTextual Criticism and Middle English Texts/i (University Press of Virginia, 1994) and iEnglish in its Social Contexts/i (edited with C. T. Scott, OUP, 1992).

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TitleEnglish in the Middle Ages
Oxford Linguistics
AuthorTim William Machan
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherOxford University Press, 2003
ISBN0199262683, 9780199262687
Length205 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

Foreign Language Study / Old & Middle English
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
History / Europe / Medieval
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
  
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