Southern Regional French: A Linguistic Analysis of Language and Dialect Contact

by Damien Mooney

Book Overview

Despite apparent interest in defining fran ais r gional since as early at the nineteenth century, we have been left wondering about the precise origins and changing nature of contemporary regional varieties of French, particularly in the south of France. Through an examination of linguistic transfer, in a situation of bilingualism, and of levelling and diffusion during dialect contact, this study examines the hypothesis that regional French pronunciations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781883394
• ISBN13: 9781781883396
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Legenda
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"