AB or Simply A? Reconsidering the Case for a Standard

Title:

AB or Simply A? Reconsidering the Case for a Standard

Author:

Black, M.

Publication Info:

Neuphilologische Mitteilungen

Notes:

CCCC MS 402 Discusses the AB language of Early Middle English texts. The term derives from the sigla given to two early thirteenth-century mss, Bodleian, Bodley 34 (siglum A) and CCCC MS 402 (siglum B). It has been considered as a taught standard to scribes, but this view is questioned. This language seems to be that of a single scribe rather than a standard. The extent of its influence is reviewed. Variant spellings between A and B are listed, pp. 157-8 et passim

Volume:

100

Pages:

155–74

Reference Type:

Journal article

Manuscript:

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