04995nam a22006495i 4500 978-3-031-50806-6 DE-He213 20251030113309.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241113s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031508066 978-3-031-50806-6 10.1007/978-3-031-50806-6 doi P140-143.3 CBX bicssc LAN009010 bisacsh CBX thema Percillier, Michael. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 87392 Carrying Verbs Across the Channel [electronic resource] : Modelling Change in Bilingual Medieval England / by Michael Percillier, Yela Schauwecker, Achim Stein, Carola Trips. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XXV, 305 p. 228 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics, 2946-4064 Chapter 1: Introduction: Verbs in historical language contact -- Chapter 2: Historical Data -- Chapter 3: Anglo-French and Middle English as contact languages -- Chapter 4: A model of copying -- Chapter 5: Conclusion. "An innovative and insightful look at argument structure in contact, this book illustrates the influence of (Anglo-)French on English lexical verbs using tables, figures, and enlightening examples. It argues that the copying of verbs not only affects the lexicon but also the syntax and semantics. Very impressive!" -- Elly van Gelderen, Emeritus Professor, Arizona State University, USA This book examines grammatical changes that took place in the medieval language contact situation between English and French from 1066 until 1500. It investigates structural copying phenomena and their connection with the lexicon, finding that copying of lexical verbs with a predicate-argument structure accelerated wider grammatical changes, and shows why the traditional notion of borrowing should be replaced with the more adequate concept of copying. The authors start by taking a fresh look at the relationship between Old French and Middle English in light of recent developments in the field of linguistics, arguing that what has traditionally been seen as a diglossic situation (i.e., as contact between the dominating speakers of French and the native speakers of English) should instead be analysed through the framework of bilingualism. The two contact scenarios under scrutiny are the ones between Old French and Middle English and Middle English and the contact variety of Anglo-French. On the basis of their case studies they develop a holistic model of contact-induced change that integrates the bilingual individual as well as the speech community and its sociolinguistic background. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of language history and change, language contact and acquisition, sociolinguistics, multilingualism, and psycholinguistics. Michael Percillier is a postdoctoral lecturer in English linguistics at the University of Mannheim, Germany. Yela Schauwecker is a postdoctoral lecturer in Romance linguistics at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Achim Stein is Full Professor of Romance linguistics at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Carola Trips is Full Professor of English historical linguistics at the University of Mannheim, Germany. Language and languages. 71944 Historical linguistics. Linguistic change. 72796 Language acquisition. 74408 Romance languages. 87393 Linguistics. Language History. 71948 Historical Linguistics. Language Change. 72797 Language Acquisition and Development. 74409 Romance Languages. 87394 Linguistics. Schauwecker, Yela. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 87395 Stein, Achim. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 87396 Trips, Carola. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 87397 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031508059 Printed edition: 9783031508073 Printed edition: 9783031508080 New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics, 2946-4064 87398 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50806-6 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 64899 64899