A Sociological Study of Late Latin - WRIGHT, Roger
KORTE INHOUD
Published in the series : Utrecht Studies in medieval Literacy, n° 10; "Sociophilology" is a word coined by the author to describe a discipline which combines traditional rigorous philological analysis of texts with the recent insights of sociolinguistics. From these combined perspectives he provides an understanding both of Late Latin (Early Romance) language and of the circumstances of the scribes who have given us the evidence. The chronological span ranges from the later part of the Roman Empire to the thirteenth century. The focus is on the processes by which Latin, at different times in different places, came to be thought of as being several different languages (formal Medieval Latin and less formal Romance Languages); these conceptual distinctions are most directly represented by the decisions taken to write some texts in a new way. There are six sections in the book, each containing four chapters: Section A provides an overview, and is entitled "Latin, Medieval Latin and Romance"; B, "Texts and Lang...
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24 cm, 8 + 390 pp, hard cover. NEW CONDITION. Text in English; [Categorie: middeleeuwen] [Auteur: WRIGHT, Roger] [Uitgever: Brepols,] [Jaar: 2002] [Titel: A Sociological Study of Late Latin]
