Neuromancer by William Gibson, French edition, 1988
Neuromancien (Neuromancer), Franch translation of William Gibson's foundational cyberpunk novel, published by J'ai Lu in 1988 with cover art by Barclay Shaw.
u/JarlFrank — 13 hours ago
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Michael Moorcock: The Quest for Tanelorn
First American edition, 1976
u/JarlFrank — 5 days ago
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English was influenced by Norman French in the centuries after William's conquest, but was Anglo-Norman French also influenced by Anglo-Saxon?
It's well-known that the modern English language was significantly influenced by Norman French during the middle ages, when the Norman nobility spoke French while the native Anglo-Saxons kept speaking their own language. As it happens with linguistic contact, the languages start influencing each other and we get French terms for meat like beef, pork etc.
But did it also happen the other way around, and if yes, what sources do we have for it? Do words with a Germanic Anglo-Saxon root pop up in Anglo-Norman French that weren't used in mainland Normandy? Did the Anglo-Norman nobility develop a dialect distinct from mainland Norman French?
u/JarlFrank — 15 days ago