A Grammar of the Norman French of the Channel Islands

The closely related dialects of the Jersey and Sark, two islands in the English Channel, have survived since AD 933 without being assimilated into the mainland dialect. They are expected to be extinct within a few decades, replaced by English.

The closely related dialects of the Jersey and Sark, two islands in the English Channel, have survived since AD 933 without being assimilated into the mainland dialect. They are expected to be extinct within a few decades, replaced by English. Liddicoat (linguistics, Australian National U.) describes the phonology, syntax, and lexicon of the two, aThe closely related dialects of the Jersey and Sark, two islands in the English Channel, have survived since AD 933 without being assimilated into the mainland dialect. They are expected to be extinct within a few decades, replaced by English. Liddicoat (linguistics, Australian National U.