The church and the manor: Assessing and comparing the effects of language contact on two Middle English lexical domains

This paper investigates the lexis associated with the church and the manor, two major institutions of medieval England, in order to assess the effects of language contact across lexical domains and levels of specificity. The data for this study, consisting of lexical items denoting locations and obj...

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Main Authors: Gloria Mambelli, Johanna Vogelsanger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2024-10-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/8506