Marco Mostert Books
Spoken and Written Language
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"The linguistic situation of medieval Europe has sometimes been characterized as one of diglossia: one learned language, Latin, was used for religion, law, and documents, while the various vernacul...
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Medieval legal process. Physical spoken and written performance in the Middle Ages
By P. S. Barnwell, Marco Mostert
In medieval legal transactions the use of the written word was only one of many ways of conducting business. Important roles were played by the spoken word and by the 'action' of ritual. The relati...
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