Is Medieval French diglossic? New evidence on remnant V2 and register

An ongoing debate concerns the degree of diglossia contemporary French, by which vernacular and normative registers display significant grammatical differences. Was characterizing Medieval French? This question is explored through study unambiguous V2 configurations. The word order has been shown to rates use informational behavior correlating register. correlation investigated in novel data relating narration vs. dialogue correspondence members different social classes. Quantitative analysis shows that variation remains determined formality. proposed methods thus help measure previous states languages.