On the historical linguistic analysis of the forged charters of St. Stephen

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Authors

  • Melinda Szőke Debreceni Egyetem, Magyar Nyelvtudományi Intézet, Magyar Nyelvtudományi Tanszék; Magyar Nyelv- és Névtörténeti Kutatócsoport

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18349/MagyarNyelv.2023.1.56

Keywords:

charters with an uncertain chronological status, charters forged back to the beginning of the 11th century, remnants, toponyms, special methodological principles

Abstract

Only four authentic charters have survived in their original form from the 11th century, an era marking the beginning of Hungarian literacy. Due to the low number of authentic sources from this early period, the language material of those of uncertain authenticity (that have not survived in their original form and that are not authentic) should also be studied. Charters with an uncertain status cannot be analysed with the same methodological principles as the authentic and original charters. This paper discusses those special methodological principles that may facilitate the examination of the charters with an uncertain status and based on these, I make conclusions in connection with the historical linguistic source value of the four forged charters (the charters of Bakonybél, Pécsvárad and two of Zalavár) of St. Stephen.

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Published

2023-06-01

Issue

Vol. 119 No. 1 (2023): Magyar Nyelv

Section

Tanulmányok

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