TY - BOOK ID - 118326328 TI - The Anglo-Norman language and its contexts PY - 2010 SN - 1283155982 9786613155986 1846157951 1903153301 PB - Woodbridge [England] : Rochester, N.Y. : York Medieval Press ; in association with Boydell & Brewer, DB - UniCat KW - Anglo-Norman dialect KW - Anglo-French dialect KW - Anglo-Norman French dialect KW - Law French KW - Norman-French dialect KW - French language KW - Anglo-Norman. KW - English. KW - language history. KW - linguistic contact. KW - linguistic life. KW - medieval French. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118326328 AB - Collection examining the Anglo-Norman language in a variety of texts and contexts, in military, legal, literary and other forms. The question of the development of Anglo-Norman (the variety of medieval French used in the British Isles), and the role it played in the life of the medieval English kingdom, is currently a major topic of scholarly debate. The essays in this volume examine it from a variety of different perspectives and contexts, though with a concentration on the theme of linguistic contact between Anglo-Norman and English, seeking to situate it more precisely in space and time than has hitherto been the case. Overall they show how Anglo-Norman retained a strong presence in the linguistic life of England until a strikingly late date, and how it constitutes a rich and highly valuable record of theFrench language in the middle ages. Contributors: Richard Ingham, Anthony Lodge, William Rothwell, David Trotter, Mark Chambers, Louise Sylvester, Anne Curry, Adrian Bell, Adam Chapman, Andy King, David Simpkin, Paul Brand, Jean-Pascal Pouzet, Laura Wright, Eric Haeberli. ER -