The Languages of Early Medieval Charters: Latin, Germanic Vernaculars, and the Written Word

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Contents Illustrations Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Chapter 1 Latin and Germanic Vernaculars in Early Medieval Documentary Cultures: Towards a Multidisciplinary Comparative Approach Chapter 2 Charters, Languages, and Communication: Recent Work on Early Medieval Literacy Chapter 3 The Multilingualism of the Early Middle Ages: Evidence from Peripheral Regions of the Regnum orientalium Francorum Chapter 4 Germanic Names, Vernacular Sounds, and Latin Spellings in Early Anglo-Saxon and Alemannic Charters Chapter 5 Language, Formulae, and Carolingian Reforms: The Case of the Alemannic Charters from St Gall Chapter 6 Signalling Language Choice in Anglo-Saxon and Frankish Charters, c.700–c.900 Chapter 7 The Endorsement Practices of Early Medieval England Chapter 8 Traces of Bilingualism in Early Medieval Northern Italy: The Evidence from Eighth- and Ninth-Century Private Charters Chapter 9 Languages of Boundaries and Boundaries of Language in Cornish Charters Chapter 10 Vernacular Writing in Early Medieval Manorial Administration: Two Tenth-Century Documentsfrom Werden and Essen Chapter 11 Royal Authority, Regional Integrity: The Function and Use of Anglo-Saxon Writ Formulae Chapter 12 From Memorandum to Written Record: Function and Formality in Old English Non-Literary Texts Chapter 13 Writing, Communication, and Currency: Dialogues between Coinage and Charters in Anglo-Saxon England Chapter 14 Epilogue Index