{"product_id":"the-languages-of-early-medieval-charters-latin-germanic-vernaculars-and-the-written-word-9789004428119","title":"The Languages of Early Medieval Charters: Latin, Germanic Vernaculars, and the Written Word","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first major study of the interplay between Latin and Germanic vernaculars in early medieval records. Building on previous work on the uses of the written word in the early Middle Ages, which has dispelled the myth that this was an age of ‘orality’, the contributions in this volume bring to the fore the crucial question of language choice in the documentary cultures of early medieval societies. Specifically, they examine the interactions between Latin and Germanic vernaculars in the Anglo-Saxon and eastern Frankish worlds and in neighbouring areas. The chapters are underpinned by an important comparative dimension on account of the two regions’ shared linguistic heritage and numerous cross-Channel links.    Contributors are: Stefan Esders, Albert Fenton, Robert Gallagher, Wolfgang Haubrichs, Charles Insley, Kathryn A. Lowe, Rosamond McKitterick, Rory Naismith, Janet L. Nelson, Edward Roberts, Annina Seiler, Marco Stoffella, Francesca Tinti, Kate Wiles, Bernhard Zeller.    See inside the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Die Beiträge zeichnen ein vielschichtiges Bild frühmittelalterlicher Mehrsprachigkeit und geben dem Leser eine fundierte und umfassende Grundlage für künftige Forschungen an die Hand\". Christoph Walther, in Neue Historische Literatur.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  List of Illustrations  Abbreviations  Notes on Contributors    1 Latin and Germanic Vernaculars in Early Medieval Documentary Cultures: Towards a Multidisciplinary Comparative Approach   Francesca Tinti    2 Charters, Languages, and Communication: Recent Work  on Early Medieval Literacy   Rosamond McKitterick    3 The Multilingualism of the Early Middle Ages: Evidence from Peripheral Regions of the Regnum orientalium Francorum   Wolfgang Haubrichs    4 Germanic Names, Vernacular Sounds, and Latin Spellings in  Early Anglo-Saxon and Alemannic Charters   Annina Seiler    5 Language, Formulae, and Carolingian Reforms: the Case of the Alemannic Charters from St Gall   Bernhard Zeller    6 Signalling Language Choice in Anglo-Saxon and Frankish Charters, c.700–c.900   Edward Roberts and Francesca Tinti    7 The Endorsement Practices of Early Medieval England   Robert Gallagher and Kate Wiles    8 Traces of Bilingualism in Early Medieval Northern Italy: the Evidence from Eighth- and Ninth-Century Private Charters   Marco Stoffella    9 Languages of Boundaries and Boundaries of Language in  Cornish Charters   Charles Insley    10 Vernacular Writing in Early Medieval Manorial Administration:  Two Tenth-Century Documents from Werden and Essen   Stefan Esders    11 Royal Authority, Regional Integrity: the Function and Use of Anglo-Saxon Writ Formulae   Albert Fenton    12 From Memorandum to Written Record: Function and Formality in  Old English Non-Literary Texts   Kathryn A. Lowe    13 Writing, Communication, and Currency: Dialogues between Coinage and Charters in Anglo-Saxon England   Rory Naismith    14 Epilogue   Janet L. Nelson    Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210798719319,"sku":"9789004428119","price":136.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-languages-of-early-medieval-charters-latin-germanic-vernaculars-and-the-written-word-9789004428119","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}