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" Ich, Geoffrey Chaucer, minor bureaucratte and woulde-be poet, am heere to helpe wyth sum tippes on how to staye cool yn scole." www.npr.org/2015/09/20/4...

Advyce For The Sesoun Of Returninge To ScoleAll hail the return of our favorite medieval advice columnist, who is here to get us through the back-to-school season, including helping us dress for photos and pull all-nighters.www.npr.org

I want to catalogue my collection of 18th and 19th century books (because I keep buying duplicates) and am looking for suggestions for a free app/website. Has anyone else with big pre-ISBN/barcode libraries had good experiences with services like Libib or LibraryThing or anything else?

The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the world’s most extraordinary medieval treasures. Ahead of its landmark exhibition at the British Museum, discover 6 books that explore its history and enduring legacy. Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/itVJKh0

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The emergence of American English was not universally welcomed. Even before US independence, British writer Samuel Johnson criticised the language's evolution... www.tbsnews.net/offbeat/250-...

250 years on: How American English carved out its own identity from British rootsLanguage experts say American English developed naturally as settlers from across Britain and Europe mixed, reducing many regional differences before gradually forming distinct local accents across…www.tbsnews.net

English Trends now contains 90+ billion words and grows by over 100 million words each week. Follow current English usage in the largest English monitor corpus. Free trial available. #CorpusLinguistics #bigdata www.sketchengine.eu/english-tren...

Interested in the history of #OldEnglish scholarship? @emgallimore.bsky.social, Thijs Porck and I will be editing a volume on OE in the long 19th century; if you'd like to contribute a chapter, the deadline for abstracts is 1 Sept 2026, first full drafts due Sept 2027. Spread the word! #medievalsky

What is Hwæt? The Debate Behind Beowulf’s Opening Line www.medievalists.net/2025/07/hwae... #Beowulf

What is Hwæt? The Debate Behind Beowulf’s Opening Line - Medievalists.netDiscover the meaning of hwæt, the iconic first word of Beowulf, and explore the medieval and modern debates over how it should be translated.www.medievalists.net

Very happy to see that "World Englishes in the 21st Century" (co-edited with Theresa Neumaier, Sven Leuckert & Sarah Buschfeld) will be out soon in much more affordable paperback format: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-world-e... (and PAPER30 should give you an additional 30% off) #WorldEnglishes

In this collaboration with Stefan Dollinger, I was able to engage in analytical attention toward Canadian attitudes toward the idea of "Canadian Standard English," and editorial attention toward Australia. It's been fun. doi.org/10.1080/0726... 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇦🇺

!!! The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England: Institutional Collections (2025) has already been viewed over 8000 times 😭 thanks for the interest in this book everyone! Free open access copy available here: academic.oup.com/book/59790

What did the early medieval English think about hell? About guardian angels? About wizards? I talk about these topics and more in today’s interview with UVA’s @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social on his recent book about medieval apocrypha. Check it out ⬇️

A volume examining vernacular forms of English in Britain, Ireland and Europe within the framework of language variation and change. The New Cambridge History of the English Language, Vol 4.: Britain, Ireland and Europe (ed. Raymond Hickey), Out Now #LangSky 🐦🐦 https://cup.org/3SJl5CN

The New Cambridge History of the English LanguageCambridge Core - History of the English Language - The New Cambridge History of the English Languagecup.org

The 11th Northern Englishes Workshop takes place at York's medieval Guildhall, 9–10 September. Research on dialects across the linguistic north of the UK. Early bird registration open until 24 July: Register now: store.york.ac.uk/pro...

Out now: Our edited volume about the diachrony of future constructions 🎉

📣 #jobalert #medievalsky #OldEnglish 📜 Curator for Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts 🏛️ British Library, St Pancras ⏳ Full Time, Permanent 💷 Salary: £35,993 per annum ⏰ Deadline: 12 July 2026 📲 Application details: tinyurl.com/25fs9kun

Books: The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Volume 6, Part 2: Hickey (ed.) (2026)

Books: The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Volume 6, Part 2: Hickey (ed.) (2026)This volume offers in-depth coverage of varieties of English across the world, outside of the British and North American arenas. It is split into two parts, with Part 1 dedicated to varieties of English across Africa, and Part 2 looking at varieties in Asia, and Australia and the Pacific. There are introductory chapters dealing with the colonial transportation of English overseas, and the generic types of English which resulted, often labelled World Englishes, and examinations of English-lexifiedlvr.it

I dunno, you minds your own business and then something attracts your attention and you end up discovering that over the course of the 17th century, EVERYONE decided that "unto you*" was something people didn't say anymore, and stopped doing so. 🤷‍♂️

Books: The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Volume 6, Part 1 Raymond Hickey (ed.)

Books: The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Volume 6, Part 1 Raymond Hickey (ed.)This volume offers in-depth coverage of varieties of English across the world, outside of the British and North American arenas. It is split into two parts, with Part one dedicated to varieties of English across Africa, and Part two looking at varieties in Asia, and Australia and the Pacific. There are introductory chapters dealing with the colonial transportation of English overseas, and the generic types of English which resulted, often labelled World Englishes, and examinations of English-lexdlvr.it

{{New #openaccess }} Medieval Manuscripts and the Computational Humanities by David Joseph Wrisley and Estelle Guéville www.arc-humanities.org/978180270243...