Description
Book SynopsisThis 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 ContentsAcknowledgements.
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
