Introduction

Chris Cummins

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Introduction

Chris Cummins^*

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School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

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This volume drawn from the 20th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL, Edinburgh 2018) focuses on the role of language contact in the history of English. It showcases a wide variety of historical linguistic approaches, including ‘big data’ analyses of large corpora, dialectological methods, and the study of translated texts. It also breaks new ground by applying relevant insights from other fields, among them postcolonial linguistics and anthropology. This pluralistic approach brings new and under-studied issues within the scope of explanation, and challenges some long-held assumptions about the nature of historical change in English. The volume will be of interest to an audience interested in the history of English, and the impact of its contact with Viking Age Norse, Old French, and Latin.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	English Historical Linguistics: Historical English in contact
Subtitle of host publication	Papers from the XXTH ICEHL
Editors	Bettelou Los, Chris Cummins, Lisa Gotthard, Alpo Honkapohja, Benjamin Molineaux
Publisher	John Benjamins Publishing Company
Chapter	1
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9789027258199
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.359.01cum
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 2 Feb 2022
Event	20th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics - John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Aug 2018 → 31 Aug 2018 Conference number: 20 http://www.conferences.cahss.ed.ac.uk/icehl20/

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Name	Current Issues in Linguistic Theory
Volume	359
ISSN (Print)	0304-0763

Conference

Conference	20th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics
Abbreviated title	ICEHL
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	26/08/18 → 31/08/18
Internet address	http://www.conferences.cahss.ed.ac.uk/icehl20/

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Cummins, C 2022, Introduction. in B Los, C Cummins, L Gotthard, A Honkapohja & B Molineaux (eds), English Historical Linguistics: Historical English in contact : Papers from the XXTH ICEHL. Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, vol. 359, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 1-4, 20th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 26/08/18. https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.359.01cum

Introduction. / Cummins, Chris.
English Historical Linguistics: Historical English in contact : Papers from the XXTH ICEHL. ed. / Bettelou Los; Chris Cummins; Lisa Gotthard; Alpo Honkapohja; Benjamin Molineaux. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2022. p. 1-4 (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory; Vol. 359).

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