Communicating Early English Manuscripts

Communicating Early English Manuscripts
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780521193290
ISBN-13 : 052119329X
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Download or read book Communicating Early English Manuscripts written by Päivi Pahta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume to focus on the communicative aspects of English manuscripts from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. It demonstrates how these handwritten texts can be used to analyse the history of language as communication between individuals and groups, and discusses the challenges these documents present to present-day scholars.


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