Theory and fact – A study of the translated Buddhist scriptures of the Medieval Period from the perspective of language contact

Вячᴇᴄлᴀʙ Вᴄ. Иʙᴀнов (отв. ред.), Пᴇᴛᴘ М. Аᴘкᴀдьᴇв (сост.), Исследования по типологии славянских, балтийских и балканских языков (преимущественно в свете языковых контактов). Санкт-Петербург: Алетейя, 2013. / Vʏᴀᴄʜᴇsʟᴀv Ivᴀɴov & Pᴇᴛᴇʀ Aʀᴋᴀᴅɪᴇv, eds., Studies in the Typology of Slavic, Baltic and Balkan Languages (with primary reference to language contact). St Petersburg: Aletheia, 2013. ɪsʙɴ 978-5-91419-778-7. The main focus of the book is on various language contact situations as well as areal interpretations of particular phenomena against a wider typological background. The idea is to provide a broader overview of each phenomenon discussed, bringing in comparisons with the neighbouring languages. Two major linguistic areas are in the focus of the book: the Balkan and Eastern Circum-Baltic areas. The book is an important contribution to these fields as well as to areal typology and the theory of language contact in general, meeting all standards for a solid scientific work.

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Modern Greek V V dvandva compounds: A linguistic innovation in the history of the Indo-European languages

WORD Structure ◽

10.3366/e1750124509000294 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 48-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Angela Ralli

Keyword(s):

Language Contact ◽

High Rate ◽

Compound Formation ◽

Modern Greek ◽

Late Medieval Period ◽

European Languages ◽

History Of ◽

Internal Change ◽

Contact Situation ◽

Asian Languages

This paper deals with [V V] dvandva compounds, which are frequently used in East and Southeast Asian languages but also in Greek and its dialects: Greek is in this respect uncommon among Indo-European languages. It examines the appearance of this type of compounding in Greek by tracing its development in the late Medieval period, and detects a high rate of productivity in most Modern Greek dialects. It argues that the emergence of the [V V] dvandva pattern is not due to areal pressure or to a language-contact situation, but it is induced by a language internal change. It associates this change with the rise of productivity of compounding in general, and the expansion of verbal compounds in particular. It also suggests that the change contributes to making the compound-formation patterns of the language more uniform and systematic. Claims and proposals are illustrated with data from Standard Modern Greek and its dialects. It is shown that dialectal evidence is crucial for the study of the rise and productivity of [V V] dvandva compounds, since changes are not usually portrayed in the standard language.

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Classifying the Past: Discriminant Analysis and its Application to Medieval Farming Systems

History and Computing ◽

10.3366/hac.1996.8.1.1 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ken Bartley

Keyword(s):

Cluster Analysis ◽

Discriminant Analysis ◽

Processing Time ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Frame Of Reference ◽

Analytical Models ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Medieval Period ◽

The Past ◽

Livestock Management

This paper discusses the need for nationally based analytical models of the medieval period. The use of cluster analysis as a method for classifying demesne farms, by the crops they grew and their livestock management, is explained. Successful implementation of cluster analysis requires both the existence of a large base sample, to permit isolation of specific groupings within the data, and access to considerable processing time. The paper concludes by demonstrating how discriminant analysis can provide an efficient and systematic way of classifying even a single manor within a national frame of reference.

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History of the Study of Apocrypha in Early Medieval England

Bulletin for the Study of Religion ◽

10.1558/bsor.37171 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (3-4) ◽

pp. 13-26

Author(s):

Brandon W. Hawk

Keyword(s):

Old Testament ◽

Medieval England ◽

Medieval Period ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Future Directions ◽

Early Judaism ◽

Wide Range ◽

History Of ◽

The Subject ◽

Early English

Literature written in England between about 500 and 1100 CE attests to a wide range of traditions, although it is clear that Christian sources were the most influential. Biblical apocrypha feature prominently across this corpus of literature, as early English authors clearly relied on a range of extra-biblical texts and traditions related to works under the umbrella of what have been called “Old Testament Pseudepigrapha” and “New Testament/Christian Apocrypha." While scholars of pseudepigrapha and apocrypha have long trained their eyes upon literature from the first few centuries of early Judaism and early Christianity, the medieval period has much to offer. This article presents a survey of significant developments and key threads in the history of scholarship on apocrypha in early medieval England. My purpose is not to offer a comprehensive bibliography, but to highlight major studies that have focused on the transmission of specific apocrypha, contributed to knowledge about medieval uses of apocrypha, and shaped the field from the nineteenth century up to the present. Bringing together major publications on the subject presents a striking picture of the state of the field as well as future directions.

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