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Lexikalische Analyse romanischer Sprachen
De Gruyter 1996; US$ 126.00The volume contains a selection of the papers given at an international conference organized in 1995 on the application of new theories and description methods to the lexicological analysis and lexicographic description of the Romance languages, with special reference to French and Italian. Central subjects are: the fine-honing and reformulation of... more...
The Transmission of Anglo-Norman
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2012; US$ 149.00This investigation contributes to issues in the study of second language transmission by considering the well-documented historical case of Anglo-Norman. Within a few generations of the establishment of this variety, its phonology diverged sharply from that of continental French, yet core syntactic distinctions continued to be reliably transmitted.... more...
Romanistisches Jahrbuch 2004
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2005; US$ 207.00Das Romanistische Jahrbuch (RJb) ist das einzige Jahrbuch, das regelmaig uber die Vertretung der romanistischen Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft an den Universitaten Deutschlands und Osterreichs informiert und neben den angenommenen Dissertationen und Habilitationen auch die an deutschsprachigen Universitaten in Bearbeitung befindlichen Dissertationsprojekte... more...
Français du Canada ? Français de France VII
De Gruyter 2008; US$ 168.00Following in the footsteps of the previous six colloquia, the primary goal of this seventh colloquium (Lyon, June 16?18 2003) was to bring together scholars interested in geographical varients of French, especially those concerned with comparing French in Canada and France. The records contain seventeen of the nineteen lectures and focus on two topics:... more...
Dictionnaire d'ancien occitan auvergnat
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 391.00This Dictionary of old occitan from Auvergne is based on original manuscripts produced during the 1340?1540 period by consular, seigniorial and religious authorities. This dictionary contains about 7,000 entries and more than 12,000 definitions representing words and expressions mainly of the juridical, commercial, artisanal and military domains. All... more...
Dictionary of Louisiana French
University Press of Mississippi 2009; US$ 38.00The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present. This dictionary describes the current usage of French-speaking peoples in the five broad regions of South Louisiana: the coastal marshes, the banks of the Mississippi River,... more...
Syntaxe de l'ancien occitan
De Gruyter 1994; US$ 147.00The book provides a thorough and systematic description of the syntax of Old Occitan. The syntactic properties of the medieval language are illustrated through a wealth of examples chosen from a variety of texts, literary as well as non-literary: the "Boeci", the "Chanson de Sainte-Foi d'Agen", the "Chartes", the "Vie de Sainte Enimie", "Flamenca",... more...
Reimagining History in Anglo-Norman Prose Chronicles
Boydell & Brewer 2013; US$ 95.00The medieval Anglo-Norman prose chronicles are fascinating hybrids of history, legends and romance. Their prime subject is the history of England, but they also shed much light on other networks of influence, such as those between families and religious houses. This book studies the essential characteristics of the genre for the first time, situating... more...









