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Vol. 1:2 (2017) ► pp.105–136

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The Spanish component in Lingua Franca

 | University of California, Los Angeles
Published online: 12 January 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/le.1.2.01ope
Abstract
The best-documented variety of Lingua Franca (lf), the one spoken in Algiers just before the French colonization of Algeria, comprises three main Romance lexical components; in order of numerical importance, these are Italian, Spanish and French. While it is agreed that the French component is the most recent one, the relationship between the Spanish and the Italian components has given rise to competing diachronic interpretations. This paper examines probable Spanish contributions to Algerine lf in the lexicon, copula and pronominal possession. It contributes to our understanding of the origins and evolution of Algerine lf, as revealed through language-internal analysis of its lexical and structural components.
Article outline
  • 1.Diachronic layers in Lingua Franca
  • 2.Spanish lexical component
    • 2.1100-item Swadesh list
    • 2.2200-item Swadesh word list
    • 2.3Spanish words outside the Swadesh lists
    • 2.4Sources of the Spanish words
  • 3.Copula (e)star
  • 4.Pronominal possession
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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