The Languages of Anglo-Saxon England
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Emily Butler
Organizer Affiliation
John Carroll Univ.
Presider Name
Emily Butler
Paper Title 1
Anglo-Saxons and Welsh: The Evidence of Wealhstod, Gwalstawd, and Asser
Presenter 1 Name
Joseph McLaurin Leake
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Connecticut
Paper Title 2
Languages of Silence, Languages of the Body: The Anglo-Saxon Monastic Sign Lexicon
Presenter 2 Name
Jordan L. Zweck
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Paper Title 3
Respondent
Presenter 3 Name
Mary Kate Hurley
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Ohio Univ.
Start Date
15-5-2016 10:30 AM
Session Location
Bernhard 204
Description
Old English was part of a rich linguistic landscape, with multiple varieties and registers of English, in addition to a range of contacts with other languages throughout the Anglo-Saxon period. Often, discussions of multilingualism or linguistic contact in medieval England focus on post-Conquest interactions between English, French, and Latin, but this session considers contacts between Old English and other languages in the pre-Conquest period. Papers will address Latin Mannerism, Welsh/OE contact, and monastic sign language.
The Languages of Anglo-Saxon England
Bernhard 204
Old English was part of a rich linguistic landscape, with multiple varieties and registers of English, in addition to a range of contacts with other languages throughout the Anglo-Saxon period. Often, discussions of multilingualism or linguistic contact in medieval England focus on post-Conquest interactions between English, French, and Latin, but this session considers contacts between Old English and other languages in the pre-Conquest period. Papers will address Latin Mannerism, Welsh/OE contact, and monastic sign language.