Imagining Medieval English is concerned with how we think about
language, and simply through the process of thinking about it, give
substance to an array of phenomena, including grammar, usage,
variation, change, regional dialects, sociolects, registers,
periodization, and even language itself. Leading scholars in the
field explore conventional conceptualizations of medieval English,
and consider possible alternatives and their implications for
cultural as well as linguistic history. They explore not only the
language's structural traits, but also the sociolinguistic and
theoretical expectations that frame them and make them real.
Spanning the period from 500 to 1500, and drawing on a wide range
of examples, the chapters discuss topics such as medieval
multilingualism, colloquial medieval English, standard and regional
varieties, and the post-medieval reception of Old and Middle
English. Together, they argue that what medieval English is,
depends, in part, on who's looking at it, how, when and why.
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