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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2021

Natalie Operstein
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University of California, Los Angeles
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This chapter substantiates the hypothesis that the key publication on Lingua Franca, the Dictionnaire de la langue franque ou petit mauresque published anonymously in 1830, is based on the work of the US consular officer William Brown Hodgson carried out in Algiers in the late 1820s. By removing the anonymity of the Dictionnaire, and by linking its compilation to the activities of the American consulate in Algiers shortly before the French invasion of Algeria, the hypothesis presented in this chapter opens new avenues for both linguistic and historical research. The chapter is structured as follows. Section 2.1 introduces the argument. Section 2.2 lays out the structure of the Dictionnaire and highlights its importance for Lingua Franca scholarship. Section 2.3 contains the bulk of the chapter, and Section 2.4 provides a succinct summary of the main points.

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The Lingua Franca
Contact-Induced Language Change in the Mediterranean
, pp. 15 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • The Author
  • Natalie Operstein, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Lingua Franca
  • Online publication: 25 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009000161.003
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  • The Author
  • Natalie Operstein, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Lingua Franca
  • Online publication: 25 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009000161.003
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  • The Author
  • Natalie Operstein, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Lingua Franca
  • Online publication: 25 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009000161.003
Available formats
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