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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782052503321

Autore

King Ruth Elizabeth <1954->

Titolo

The lexical basis of grammatical borrowing : a Prince Edward Island French case study / / Ruth King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 2000

©2000

ISBN

1-282-16365-5

9786612163654

90-272-9951-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xvi, 241 pages)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 209

Disciplina

447

Soggetti

French language - Foreign elements - English

Acadians - Prince Edward Island - Languages

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE LEXICAL BASIS OF GRAMMATICAL BORROWING; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The sociohistorical background; Chapter 3. Origins and development of Acadian French; Chapter 4. Languages in contact: Theory and methodology; Chapter 5. A grammatical sketch; Chapter 6. The linguistic consequences of language contact: Codeswitching and borrowing; Chapter 7. The semantic and syntactic reanalysis of lexical borrowings: The case of back

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a detailed study of French-English linguistic borrowing in Prince Edward Island, Canada which argues for the centrality of lexical innovation to grammatical change. Chapters 1-4 present the theoretical and methodological perspectives adopted along with the sociolinguistic history of Acadian French. Chapter 5 outlines the basic features of Acadian French morphosyntax. Chapter 6 provides an overview of the linguistic consequences of language contact in Prince Edward Island.