Despite a generalized discredit of its literary value, the early Middle English exegetical verse text known as "Orrmulum" presents many peculiarities that demand and deserve the attention of the scholars. After briefly sketching the documentary history of the "Orrmulum", this paper will focus on one of the most debated linguistic problems posed by the text, i.e. the dialectal variety to which it belongs. The issue will be addressed from the new perspective opened up by Emonds and Faarlund's recent hypothesis that the late 12th-century exegetical text is the first known work to employ a form of Anglicized Norse from which Middle and Modern English developed. A crucial question will be posed, whether the textual data can actually support this...
This paper seeks to illustrate the influence of Old Norse on the English lexicon. The theoretical pa...
The present study explores the role of interlingual identification in contact between speakers of Ol...
This thesis investigates the concept of the Northern Middle English dialect area as largely homogeno...
Despite a generalized discredit of its literary value, the early Middle English exegetical verse tex...
The origins of Middle English has been highly debated, and after Emonds and Faarlund pub-lished thei...
Abstract The purpose of this essay has been to examine the connection between the established viking...
A recent resurgence of interest in Old Norse linguistic borrowings in Old English has greatly expand...
A recent resurgence of interest in Old Norse linguistic borrowings in Old English has greatly expand...
In their recent book, English: The Language of the Vikings, Joseph Embley Emonds and Jan Terje Faarl...
The Vikings from Scandinavia invaded the British Isles during the late eighth century. They prevaile...
This dissertation investigates the early history of the English modals, in particular their morphosy...
Nikolas Gunn, Contact and Christianisation: Reassessing Purported English Loanwords in Old Norse, Th...
This book focuses on the Norse-derived vocabulary in the works of Archbishop Wulfstan II of York (d....
Throughout the period 800–1250, English culture was marked by linguistic contestation and pluralism:...
This thesis reassesses a corpus of Old Norse words which previous scholars claimed to have been loan...
This paper seeks to illustrate the influence of Old Norse on the English lexicon. The theoretical pa...
The present study explores the role of interlingual identification in contact between speakers of Ol...
This thesis investigates the concept of the Northern Middle English dialect area as largely homogeno...
Despite a generalized discredit of its literary value, the early Middle English exegetical verse tex...
The origins of Middle English has been highly debated, and after Emonds and Faarlund pub-lished thei...
Abstract The purpose of this essay has been to examine the connection between the established viking...
A recent resurgence of interest in Old Norse linguistic borrowings in Old English has greatly expand...
A recent resurgence of interest in Old Norse linguistic borrowings in Old English has greatly expand...
In their recent book, English: The Language of the Vikings, Joseph Embley Emonds and Jan Terje Faarl...
The Vikings from Scandinavia invaded the British Isles during the late eighth century. They prevaile...
This dissertation investigates the early history of the English modals, in particular their morphosy...
Nikolas Gunn, Contact and Christianisation: Reassessing Purported English Loanwords in Old Norse, Th...
This book focuses on the Norse-derived vocabulary in the works of Archbishop Wulfstan II of York (d....
Throughout the period 800–1250, English culture was marked by linguistic contestation and pluralism:...
This thesis reassesses a corpus of Old Norse words which previous scholars claimed to have been loan...
This paper seeks to illustrate the influence of Old Norse on the English lexicon. The theoretical pa...
The present study explores the role of interlingual identification in contact between speakers of Ol...
This thesis investigates the concept of the Northern Middle English dialect area as largely homogeno...