Article outline

• 3.1Introduction: Categorizing documents
• 3.2The framework: Textual parameters and contexts of text production
• 3.3Categorizing the functions of Middle English local documents
  • 3.3.1The functions of documentary texts
  • 3.3.2Function vs genre
  • 3.3.3Functional categories in MELD
• 3.4Who produced the documents? Communities, institutions and domains
• 3.5Function and code selection
• 3.6Function and the material context
• 3.7Conclusions