Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ583935
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Publication Date: 1998
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Linguistic Cohabitation: Frenglish in the Mauritius Press.
Miles, William F. S.
Language Problems and Language Planning, v22 n3 p237-53 Fall 1998
Discusses the use of Frenglish on the island of Mauritius. An examination of the local press over a nine-month period turned up ten categories of Frenglish. Frenglish in the Mauritian press highlights the uniqueness of local society by linguistically contextualizing broad ranges of social, economic, political, legal, and administrative life. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Diachronic Linguistics, English, Foreign Countries, French, Language Usage, Mass Media, Newspapers
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mauritius
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