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Twentieth Century Borrowings from French to English

Their Reception and Development
By:Julia Landmann
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Print ISBN:9781443840668
eText ISBN:9781443845830
Edition:1
Copyright:2012
Format:Page Fidelity

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French's vast influence on English is well-known, but recent borrowings are little studied. This work analyzes 1677 20th-century loanwords from the OED to reveal their modern impact and semantic evolution.