TY - BOOK AU - King,Ruth Elizabeth TI - The lexical basis of grammatical borrowing: a Prince Edward Island French case study T2 - Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, SN - 9027237166 AV - PC3645 .K56 2000eb U1 - 447 13 PY - 2000/// CY - Amsterdam PB - J. Benjamins Pub. Co. KW - French language KW - Foreign elements KW - English KW - Acadians KW - Prince Edward Island KW - Languages KW - Languages in contact KW - Français (Langue) KW - Île-du-Prince-Édouard KW - Anglais (Langue) KW - Emprunts français KW - Acadiens KW - Langues KW - Canada KW - Idiotismes KW - Langues en contact KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY KW - French KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Frans KW - gtt KW - Dialecten KW - Taalcontact KW - gnd KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; THE LEXICAL BASIS OF GRAMMATICAL BORROWING; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The sociohistorical background; Chapter 3. Origins and development of Acadian French; Chapter 4. Languages in contact:Theory and methodology; Chapter 5. A grammatical sketch; Chapter 6. The linguistic consequences of language contact: Codeswitching and borrowing; Chapter 7. The semantic and syntactic reanalysis of lexical borrowings: The case of back N2 - This book is a detailed study of French-English linguistic borrowing in Prince Edward Island, Canada which argues for the centrality of lexical innovation to grammatical change. Chapters 1-4 present the theoretical and methodological perspectives adopted along with the sociolinguistic history of Acadian French. Chapter 5 outlines the basic features of Acadian French morphosyntax. Chapter 6 provides an overview of the linguistic consequences of language contact in Prince Edward Island. Chapters 7-9 consider three particular cases of grammatical borrowing: the borrowing of the English adverb bac UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=253429 ER -