Robert L. J. Shaw

Did the language of medieval inquisition records become richer over time? A diachronic lexical richness perspective on heresy trial proceedings from Languedoc and Italy, 1231–1400

While medieval inquisition records have a reputation for containing standardized and formulaic administrative language, some display a thematic richness and discursive variety that extends beyond the norm, especially in records of depositions. There is also a notion that register...