Lingua Franca and Français Tirailleur: From Sea Jargon to Military Order?

by Joanna Nolan

This book explores how the eponymous and original Lingua Franca was recognized as a potential linguistic template for future military and colonial pidgins. The author traces the career trajectory of General Louis Faidherbe, a member of the French colonizing force in Algiers in the early 1830s and a recognized linguist, who rose up through the ranks in various African colonies and was the founder of regiments in West Africa, including the Senegal-based...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303130554X
• ISBN13: 9783031305542
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"