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IMC 2017: Sessions

Session 202: New Perspectives on Old English Literature and Linguistics, I

Monday 3 July 2017, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:Institute of English Studies (IES), School of Advanced Study, University of London
Organiser:Jane Roberts, Institute of English Studies, University of London
Moderator/Chair:Jane Roberts, Institute of English Studies, University of London
Paper 202-aAmbiguity between the 'Be' Perfect and the 'Be' Passive in Old English
(Language: English)
Michio Hosaka, Department of English Language & Literature, Nihon University, Tokyo
Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Latin
Paper 202-bThe Composition of Constructions with Multiple Predicates in Old English Poetry
(Language: English)
Hironori Suzuki, Department of English Language, Daito Bunka Univesity, Tokyo
Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Literacy and Orality
Paper 202-cFrom Verb Simplexes to Periphrastic 'Modal Verb + Infinitive' Constructions: The Semantic and Syntactic Study of the Old English Boethius with Reference to the Old English Poetic Corpus
(Language: English)
Tomonori Yamamoto, Faculty of Letters, Keio University, Tokyo
Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Abstract

The IES (Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London) has had a fruitful academic connection with Keio University, Japan, through a joint conference and hosting of researchers. These sessions gather medievalists from Keio, Nihon, Daito, and Aichi Universities, as well as the IES, to exchange papers on linguistic topics in IMC 2017.