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IMC 2017: Sessions

Session 302: New Perspectives on Old English Literature and Linguistics, II

Monday 3 July 2017, 16.30-18.00

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:Michio Hosaka, Department of English Language & Literature, Nihon University, Tokyo
Paper 302-aSome Thoughts about Old English Terms for 'Weaving' and 'Spinning'
(Language: English)
Jane Roberts, Institute of English Studies, University of London
Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Social History
Paper 302-bWord Order in Old English Interlinear Glosses: A Case Study on the Position of Inserted Pronominal Subjects
(Language: English)
Tadashi Kotake, Faculty of Letters, Keio University, Tokyo
Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 302-cReconsideration of the Development of English Third Person Plural Pronouns through an Analysis of the Use of Personal and Demonstrative Pronouns in Old English Biblical Glosses
(Language: English)
Yoshitaka Kozuka, Department of Foreign Languages, Aichi University of Education, Japan
Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Latin
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.