Historical Sociolinguistics

Towards a Redefinition of 'Context' – Some Remarks on Methodology Regarding Historical Sociolinguistics and Texts of Antiquity

This paper aims to more sharply define – and perhaps even redefine – the notion of "context" in research on written texts of Antiquity (particularly inscriptions) where a situation of documentary scarcity is involved.

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