Communicating early English manuscripts /
Communicating early English manuscripts /
edited by Päivi Pahta and Andreas H. Jucker.
- xxii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Studies in English language .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The first volume to focus on the communicative aspects of English manuscripts from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. It demonstrates how these handwritten texts can be used to analyse the history of language as communication between individuals and groups, and discusses the challenges these documents present to present-day scholars.
9781107646506 (pbk.)
English language--History.
Manuscripts, English.
Manuscripts, English--History.
Written communication--History.--Great Britain
--Reading book
420.9 / COM
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The first volume to focus on the communicative aspects of English manuscripts from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. It demonstrates how these handwritten texts can be used to analyse the history of language as communication between individuals and groups, and discusses the challenges these documents present to present-day scholars.
9781107646506 (pbk.)
English language--History.
Manuscripts, English.
Manuscripts, English--History.
Written communication--History.--Great Britain
--Reading book
420.9 / COM