Description: Pragmatic Literacy and the Medieval Use of the Vernacular by Inger Larsson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Between 1150 and 1400 Sweden was transformed from a society which was predominantly reliant on oral communication into a society which increasingly deployed writing. Latin, the traditional language of government and records, was gradually replaced by vernacular Swedish. The watershed moment in this process was the drafting of national and town laws in the 1350s, an event which established Swedish as the language of the judiciary and judicial records. From this period written documentation was gradually integrated into legal procedure. Pragmatic Literacy argues that the Crown, the expanding bureaucracy, the editing of the laws in Swedish, and the laws demands for written documentation in everyday transactions were the main driving forces behind the development in medieval Sweden of lay literacy for practical purposes. The book demonstrates how the early use of writing by the royal administration and the writing of provincial laws in Swedish created centres of literacy from which literate ways of thinking and acting spread both geographically and socially. It further illustrates how literacy moved beyond the confines of the clerical elite, by exploring how different members of the laity adopted pragmatic literacy for private purposes. Pragmatic Literacy thus traces the history of pragmatic literacy in Sweden through the lens of the judicial and administrative archive. Inger Larsson is professor of Swedish Language at the Department of Scandinavian Languages, StockholmUniversity. Author Biography Inger Larsson is professor of Swedish Language at the Department of Scandinavian Languages, Stockholm University. Details ISBN 2503527477 ISBN-13 9782503527475 Title Pragmatic Literacy and the Medieval Use of the Vernacular Author Inger Larsson Format Hardcover Year 2009 Pages 264 Publisher Brepols N.V. GE_Item_ID:136559385; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9782503527475
Book Title: Pragmatic Literacy and the Medieval Use of the Vernacular
Number of Pages: 250 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Pragmatic Literacy and the Medieval Use of the Vernacular : the Swedish Example
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Medieval, Communication Studies, Sociology / General, Literacy
Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Inger Larsson
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format: Hardcover
