Les influences de l’ancien normand (ou anglo-normand) sur le lexique moyen-anglais
The Norman French (or Anglo-Norman) influence on Middle English lexis
Author(s): Amélie RAGOTSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: borrowings; lexis; vocabulary; Anglo-Norman; Norman French; Middle English; emprunts; lexique; vocabulaire; anglo-normand; ancien normand; moyen-anglais; împrumuturi; lexic; vocabular; anglo-normandă; normanda veche; engleza medie
Summary/Abstract: Language contact is one of the main factors resulting in an enriched lexicon as languages borrow and assimilate foreign "loan words" while they spread their own lexis as well as their morphological and syntactic peculiarities. Like any other language, English and French have been taking part in such a phenomena. Since the Norman Conquest of 1066, French borrowings have permeated through the English lexis due to the common history shared by these two languages. Several stages can be observed in which major influxes of French words, especially Norman and Anglo-Norman words, were brought about in Middle English. Such words are nowadays fully integrated in Modern English and give evidence of the close relationship between French and English.
Journal: Studii de Ştiinţă şi Cultură
- Issue Year: VII/2011
- Issue No: 04
- Page Range: 85-90
- Page Count: 8
- Language: French