Jersey Norman French: A Linguistic Study of an Obsolescent Dialect

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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