Current Explorations in Middle English : Selected Papers From the 10th International Conference on Middle English (ICOME), University of Stavanger, Norway, 2017

This volume is a selection of papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Middle English held at the University of Stavanger, Norway from 31 May to 2 June 2017. The collection bridges the gap between traditional 'linguistic' and 'literary' topics and provides a holistic view of current research within Middle English studies. The papers are organized under four main headings: The transmission of Middle English texts, Syntax and morphology, Genre and discourse and Textual afterlives. The contributions deal with materials ranging from canonical works such as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to little-studied texts such as administrative documents and scientific treatises. Preface Contents List of Contributors Part I: The Transmission of Middle English Texts The LALME typology of scribal practice: some issues for manuscript studies • Wendy Scase Anchorites and abbreviations: a corpus study of abbreviations of Germanic and Romance lexicon in the Ancrene Wisse • Alpo Honkapohja The circulation and transmission of pseudo-hippocratic lunaries in Middle English • Isabel de la Cruz-Cabanillas & Irene Diego-Rodríguez Variation in word choice in the textual transmission of Middle English works: the case of ‘dole’ • Edurne Garrido-Anes Geographical variation in late medieval administrative documents: evidence from York and Coventry • Tino Oudesluijs & Anita Auer Part II Syntax and Morphology Syntactic features and clause typing in Middle English polar and alternative questions: a case study on the Wycliffe Bible • Julia Bacskai-Atkari Morphological conversion in Middle English: a corpus-based study • Aleksandra Kalaga An account of the Old and Middle English negative in definite næniʒ • John G. Newman Indirect object or ex-dative with or without to in the earlier and later versions of the Wycliffite Bible • Michiko Ogura Part III Genre and Discourse Narration and argumentation in Middle English romances • Gabriella Mazzon Some observations on Middle English healing charms • Letizia Vezzosi Metaphor as a conceptual device structuring moral discourse: figurative framing in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Parson’s Tale • Katarzyna Stadnik Part IV Textual Afterlives The uses of Middle English literature • Eve Salisbury Ælfric’s Glossary in the Middle English period • Annina Seiler Middle English in the modern world • Oliver M. Traxel List of Figures List of Tables Index of terms and names This collection of papers on Middle English provides an overview of current research dealing with manuscripts, texts and linguistic forms from a range of perspectives. The papers are organized under four main headings: The transmission of Middle English texts, Syntax and morphology, Genre and discourse and Textual afterlives.