2003
In this book, Dr. Mari Jones of Cambridge University explains the history of Jèrriais from Wace to Web pages, from farmers to festivals, from Latin to Lillie Langtry, and from Grouville to the Gaspé.
Did you know that Jersey has its own tongue? Have you ever heard Jersey people speaking an unfamiliar tongue in the market, in the street or in the pub and wondered what it was? Have you ever been puzzled by Jersey's place names, that look a bit like French but are somehow also different?
If you have ever thought about any of these questions then read on because the answers are all here!
The aim of this book is to provide a general description of Jèrriais, the Norman French tongue spoken in the Island of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is a completely non-technical account and is intended to be of interest to speakers of Jèrriais themselves, children learning the tongue at school and visitors to Jersey who might not have realised that the Island has its own distinctive form of speech and who want to find out more.
The book contains five chapters, each examining a different aspect of Jèrriais: its history, its linguistic characteristics, its contemporary situation, including moves in place for its revitalisation, its cultural heritage and place within the broader Norman context and the influence it has had on the English spoken in Jersey.
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