Twentieth century borrowings from French to English: their reception and development
French has long been the donor language par excellence in the history of English. French has contributed to the English vocabulary in the form of new words since before the Norman Conquest. The French influence on the English lexicon represents the focus of linguistic concern in a considerable numbe...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
2012
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| Author Notes: | by Julia Schultz |
| Summary: | French has long been the donor language par excellence in the history of English. French has contributed to the English vocabulary in the form of new words since before the Norman Conquest. The French influence on the English lexicon represents the focus of linguistic concern in a considerable number of investigations of the language and its development. Yet French borrowings which have recently been adopted into English have as yet figured little if at all in such studies. The present study... Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- PART II -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- PART III -- CHAPTER ONE -- PART IV -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9781443845830 |