附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Peccatum linguae and the punishment of speech violations in the middle ages and early modern times / Bettina Lindorfer -- He conquered al the regne of femenye : what Chaucer's Knight doesn't tell about Theseus / Laurel Broughton -- Gender conflicts, miscommunication, and communicative communities in the late middle ages : the evidence of fifteenth-century German verse narratives / Albrecht Classen -- With a silver spoon in his mouth? : Wolfram's courtly contestants / Jean E. Godsall-Myers -- Negotiating the present : language and trouthe in the Franklin's tale / Andrea Schutz -- Bilingualism and betrayal in Chaucer's Summoner's tale / Tom Shipley -- The discourse of characterization in Jehan et Blonde / Carol Harvey -- Ways of using abusive language in La celestina / Lourdes Albuixech.
摘要:This work treats aspects of speaking in the Middle Ages, as evident in historical documents and literary texts. The role of speaking in society and literature is covered, and a closer analysis of how literary characters actually speak is offered.
