Tag Archives: handwriting analysis

Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Cynthia Lange

During the last few weeks of the course Letters as Sociohistorical-Linguistic Documents, I’ve been reminded of the many special linguistic insights which letters are able to provide. We’ve read,* for example, about how letters may provide evidence for reconstructing social … Continue reading →

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Addison’s hand

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Ingrid Tieken

One of my students was writing a paper on Joseph Addison’s Will, and because she wanted to verify if the Will was actually in his own hand, she googled for “Joseph Addison” and “handwriting”. Joseph Addison lived from 1672 to … Continue reading →

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