Article ID: CBB001212847

Adapting the Roman Alphabet for Writing Old English: Evidence from Coin Epigraphy and Single-Sheet Charters (2013)

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Single-sheet charters and coin epigraphy provide valuable evidence for the development of representations of the Old English dental fricative in the seventh and eighth centuries. This evidence indicates differing Kentish and Mercian practices up to the 780s, when scribes in both areas rapidly adopt "eth" to represent this sound. In Kent, occasional experimentation with this character from perhaps as early as the reign of Eadbald (616--40 ad) may suggest a lengthy period of gradual adoption prior to the rapid increase. Mercian practice instead shows an abrupt adoption, which is perhaps the result of reform according to external (perhaps Kentish) models.

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Authors & Contributors
Amleto Spicciani
Zubin Mistry
Timothy Hugh Barrett
Wahrig-Burfeind, Renate
Yoeli-Tlalim, Ronit
Warntjes, Immo
Concepts
Linguistics; philology
Lexicography
Alphabet
Language and languages
Writing
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Time Periods
8th century
Medieval
7th century
9th century
Ancient
6th century
Places
Spain
Europe
China
Middle and Near East
Carolingian Empire
Mediterranean region
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