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English in Europe$
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Manfred Görlach

Print publication date: 2004

Print ISBN-13: 9780199273102

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2010

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199273102.001.0001

French

Chapter:
(p. 108 ) 6 French
Source:
English in Europe
Author(s):

John Humbley

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199273102.003.0006

This chapter discusses how the English language has been incorporated into the French language. Topics covered include the history of language contact, pronunciation and spelling, morphology, how borrowing affects the meaning of loanwords, forms of linguistic borrowing and their categorization, and the future of Anglicisms.

Keywords:   English words, English language, host language, French, linguistic borrowing, spelling, meaning, use

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