The Assimilation of Gallicisms into English
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چکیده
My interest in this topic is as an English linguist who, in the course of communicating over recent years with French Romance linguists, largely within the framework of the LADL research network of Maurice Gross, has become more aware of the treasury of French vocabulary and phraseology in my own language. So it is curiosity that has led to this initial study. My intention is to look into the linguistic treatment of Gallicisms in current English text, more specifically in British broad-sheet journalism, and to unearth some of the principles and issues involved. This paper was conceived as a tribute to Maurice Gross, and is addressed to him and his team.
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