Jersey Norman French A Linguistic Study of an

This book is the first to present a comprehensive linguistic study ofJersey Norman French. Drawing on a corpus of original data, it offershistorical and dialectological sketches, an assessment of languageplanning on Jersey, and an account of language change in progress. Italso establishes the relevance of Jersey Norman French to the field oflanguage obsolescence.

Dr Mari Catrin Jones is lecturer in French Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and Fellow in Modern and Medieval Languages. Books published by Dr. Jones include Language Obsolescence and Revitalization: Linguistic Change in Two Sociolinguistically Contrasting Welsh Communities (1998)

Acknowledgements

xi

List of Figures

xii

List of Maps

xiv

List of Tables

xv

Introduction

1

(6)

The Sociohistorical Setting

7

(11)

The Jerriais Dialect

18

(27)

Introduction

18

(1)

Relationship with other varieties of Norman

18

(6)

Regional variation in Jerriais

24

(16)

Phonology

27

(3)

Geographically based variation in the vowel system of Jerriais

30

(3)

Geographically based variation in the consonant system of Jerriais

33

(2)

Jersey's `linguistic pockets'

35

(1)

Lexis

36

(2)

Discussion

38

(2)

Jerriais: language or dialect?

40

(5)

A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Jerriais Speech Community

45

(25)

Introduction

45

(1)

Methodology

45

(4)

Results

49

(18)

Ability to use Jerriais in everyday life

49

(1)

Daily use of Jerriais

49

(2)

Use of Jerrais by parish

51

(1)

Reading proficiency

51

(3)

Writing proficiency

54

(1)

Contexts in which Jerriais is spoken

55

(1)

Interlocutor

56

(2)

Setting

58

(2)

The way in which Jerriais is transmitted

60

(1)

Parents

60

(1)

The role of the school

61

(1)

Attitudes towards Jerriais

62

(5)

Conclusion

67

(3)

Language Planning on Jersey

70

(27)

Introduction

70

(1)

Language planning

70

(3)

Status planning

71

(1)

Corpus planning

72

(1)

Agencies of language planning on Jersey

73

(4)

L'Assembliee d'Jerriais

73

(1)

La Societe Jersiaise--La Section de la Langue Jerriaise

74

(1)

The Don Balleine Trust

75

(2)

Jerriais status planning: recent developments

77

(3)

Education

77

(2)

Media

79

(1)

The Jersey Evening Post

79

(1)

Radio

79

(1)

Television

80

(1)

Jerriais corpus planning

80

(4)

Borrowings

80

(2)

Calques

82

(1)

Extension of the meaning of an existing word

83

(1)

Jerriais coinage

84

(1)

Summary

84

(1)

Will language planning be successful?

84

(5)

The role of the school

85

(1)

Standardization

86

(1)

The approval of the speech community

87

(2)

Is revitalization possible?

89

(3)

Conclusion

92

(5)

Linguistic Developments in Modern Jerriais

97

(43)

Introduction

97

(1)

Methodology

97

(2)

The variables

99

(4)

`Language obsolescence' variables

99

(1)

Prepositions--with

99

(1)

Affirmation

100

(1)

Gender

101

(1)

Choice of auxiliary

101

(1)

The negative pronoun

101

(1)

Prepositions--souotre

101

(1)

Position of adjectives

102

(1)

The subjunctive

102

(1)

Lexical change

103

(1)

`Dialect mixing' variables

103

(1)

Results

103

(33)

`Language obsolescence' variables

103

(1)

Prepositions--with

103

(1)

Affirmation

104

(1)

Gender

105

(4)

Choice of auxiliary

109

(1)

The negative pronoun

110

(1)

Prepositions--souotre

111

(1)

Positions of adjectives

111

(3)

The subjunctive

114

(4)

Summary

118

(1)

Lexical change

118

(1)

Borrowings and word substitution

118

(4)

Calques

122

(5)

Semantic borrowing

127

(1)

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Jersey Norman French A Linguistic Study of an Obsolescent Dialect

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