Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth

Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth
Author: National Library of Wales
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 134
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780859915496

'The National Library of Wales was founded to preserve the material of the literary culture and history of Wales, hence the number of medieval English language manuscripts is relatively small, and the manuscript context for some English texts is one in which Welsh is the main language. The best known of the Middle English manuscripts in the NLW are Brogyntyn II.1 (Porkington 10) and the Hengwrt manuscript for Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'; however, the collection has been little explored for its Middle English holdings, and of the manuscripts listed here fewer than half are included in the 'Index of Printed Middle English Prose'. They contain a wealth of materials, most notably in historical writings, scientific texts, and prophecies; among the texts not previously recorded are the 'Davies Chronicle' and a version of the 'Elucidarius'.'

Annual Report and Accounts

Annual Report and Accounts
Author: South Wales Electricity
Publisher:
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1986
Genre: Electric utilities
ISBN:

1st report covers Jan. 1948-March 1949.

The Welsh Language Commissioner in Context

The Welsh Language Commissioner in Context
Author: Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016-07-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1783169052

it is the first book on the subject much of the research data provides a unique insight to the development of government policy and is exclusive to this book several of the research results are quite striking and will be of great interest to academics and policy actors alike

New Geographies of Language

New Geographies of Language
Author: Rhys Jones
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2018-11-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 113742611X

This book develops a novel approach to the study of language, bringing it into dialogue with the latest geographical concepts and concerns and provides a comprehensive account of the geography of Welsh language analysing policy development, language use, ability and shift. The authors examine in particular: the different ways in which languages can be mapped; how geographical insights can be used to develop understandings of language use; the value of assemblage theory as a way of interpreting the social, technical and spatial aspects of language policy development; and the geographies that characterise institutional engagements with languages. This book will set a research agenda for the geographical study of language, developing a conceptual framework that will offer fresh insights to researchers in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Minority Languages, Geolinguistics, and Public Policy.

An English Chronicle, 1377-1461

An English Chronicle, 1377-1461
Author: C. William Marx
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780851157931

The narrative covers the periods 1377-1437 and 1440-1461, and includes previously unknown English-language accounts of episodes of the reign of Richard II, such as the Peasants' Revolt. Each continuation is the product of a different political climate, and the introduction explores the narrative and rhetorical structures that lie behind them. As a whole, the edition offers particularly valuable insights into the growth of a highly politicised vernacular historical narrative, and the way in which two medieval compilers sought to represent the history of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries."--Jacket.