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Book Synopsis
This book is the first to present a comprehensive linguistic study of

Jersey Norman French. Drawing on a corpus of original data, it offers

historical and dialectological sketches, an assessment of language

planning on Jersey, and an account of language change in progress. It

also establishes the relevance of Jersey Norman French to the field of

language obsolescence.



Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.

List of Figures.

List of Maps.

List of Tables.

1. Introduction 1

2. The Sociohistorical Setting 7

3. The Jerriais Dialect 18

4. A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Jerriais Speech Community 45

5. Language Planning on Jersey 70

6. Linguistic Developments in Modern Jerriais 97

7. Lexical Erosion in Modern Jerriais 140

8. Cross-linguistic Influence on Jersey 156

9. Conclusion 181

Appendix 1. List of Informants According to Parish of Origin 191

Appendix 2. Figures Illustrating Results Discussed in Chapter 7 192

Notes 212

References 222

General Index 231

Index of Authors 235

Index of Languages and Dialects 238

Jersey Norman French

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 6 December 2001
      ISBN-13 9780631231691
      978-0631231691
      ISBN-10 0631231692
      Also in:
      Dialect, slang and jargon

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is the first to present a comprehensive linguistic study of

      Jersey Norman French. Drawing on a corpus of original data, it offers

      historical and dialectological sketches, an assessment of language

      planning on Jersey, and an account of language change in progress. It

      also establishes the relevance of Jersey Norman French to the field of

      language obsolescence.



      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements.

      List of Figures.

      List of Maps.

      List of Tables.

      1. Introduction 1

      2. The Sociohistorical Setting 7

      3. The Jerriais Dialect 18

      4. A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Jerriais Speech Community 45

      5. Language Planning on Jersey 70

      6. Linguistic Developments in Modern Jerriais 97

      7. Lexical Erosion in Modern Jerriais 140

      8. Cross-linguistic Influence on Jersey 156

      9. Conclusion 181

      Appendix 1. List of Informants According to Parish of Origin 191

      Appendix 2. Figures Illustrating Results Discussed in Chapter 7 192

      Notes 212

      References 222

      General Index 231

      Index of Authors 235

      Index of Languages and Dialects 238

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