The present paper explores the origins in the seventh century of the Old English alphabet. It first surveys the different vernacular alphabets that would have been available as potential models or influences, Runic, Frankish, British (Welsh), and Irish—as well as the Latin alphabet. It then argues for the particular role of the Irish and their alphabet in the formation of the Old English alphabet and its script
Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos. Codi: EA0938. Curs acadèmic: 2017/2018The aim of this res...
This paper has a narrow purpose: to show how the Germanic futhark came into being. The intent is to ...
The development of the alphabet from about 2000 BC to the modern age has inter­esting impl...
The Roman alphabet is so omnipresent we hardly notice it. Yet it is one of man's greatest invention...
This paper aimed at exploring the theory of the origin of languages. The history of the English lang...
The Languages in Celtic-Speaking Countries - Of the Celting languages which survived into the Middle...
The Languages in Celtic-Speaking Countries - Of the Celting languages which survived into the Middle...
The Roman alphabet is so omnipresent we hardly notice it. Yet it is one of man\u27s greatest inventi...
It is well known that the Anglo-Saxons were some of the earliest and most prolific users of a writte...
The English language is a complex system and it is difficult to know what to expect, when a language...
The English language changed a lot since the first contact with the Romans in 43 B.C.E. and it is st...
The English language changed a lot since the first contact with the Romans in 43 B.C.E. and it is st...
The origin of the alphabet has long been a subject for research, speculation and myths. How to expla...
This book examines with a critical eye the standard narrative regarding the evolution of Old and Mid...
This paper outlines the individual histories of the attested ancient Celtic epigraphic traditions, C...
Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos. Codi: EA0938. Curs acadèmic: 2017/2018The aim of this res...
This paper has a narrow purpose: to show how the Germanic futhark came into being. The intent is to ...
The development of the alphabet from about 2000 BC to the modern age has inter­esting impl...
The Roman alphabet is so omnipresent we hardly notice it. Yet it is one of man's greatest invention...
This paper aimed at exploring the theory of the origin of languages. The history of the English lang...
The Languages in Celtic-Speaking Countries - Of the Celting languages which survived into the Middle...
The Languages in Celtic-Speaking Countries - Of the Celting languages which survived into the Middle...
The Roman alphabet is so omnipresent we hardly notice it. Yet it is one of man\u27s greatest inventi...
It is well known that the Anglo-Saxons were some of the earliest and most prolific users of a writte...
The English language is a complex system and it is difficult to know what to expect, when a language...
The English language changed a lot since the first contact with the Romans in 43 B.C.E. and it is st...
The English language changed a lot since the first contact with the Romans in 43 B.C.E. and it is st...
The origin of the alphabet has long been a subject for research, speculation and myths. How to expla...
This book examines with a critical eye the standard narrative regarding the evolution of Old and Mid...
This paper outlines the individual histories of the attested ancient Celtic epigraphic traditions, C...
Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos. Codi: EA0938. Curs acadèmic: 2017/2018The aim of this res...
This paper has a narrow purpose: to show how the Germanic futhark came into being. The intent is to ...
The development of the alphabet from about 2000 BC to the modern age has inter­esting impl...