An analysis of the language in L'Image du monde by Gossuin de Metz.

Editing presupposes knowledge of the author's language as it emerges from the study of the text to be edited. Besides the fact that knowledge of the author's idiolect has an intrinsic value for the history of the language, it is indispensable for the establishment of the text, according to generally adopted publishing standards: it is thanks to this knowledge the editor arrives at certain conclusions concerning the way of editing the text, such as it is presented in the manuscript tradition, and it is thanks to it - in addition to other criteria of course — that the editor judges the various manuscripts with a view to choosing the version on which he will base the text of his edition. ... Our study is based on the text of the Image of the world as it appears in the manuscript Fonds français 25 343 of the National Library of Paris. - [Author]

Language: French