French Influence on American English Lexis
ISBN-13:
9783638755269
Veröffentl:
2007
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
24.08.2007
Seiten:
28
Autor:
Miriam Weinmann
Gewicht:
56 g
Format:
210x148x3 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Trier (Fachbereich II: Anglistik), course: Historical Semantics, language: English, abstract: This work will shed some light on how the French language has made its way onto the North American continent. Furthermore it will present examples which illustrate the influence French had on American and Canadian English lexis. In addition, the special language situation in Canada, especially in Quebec, will be illuminated in the last section.