From accouchement to agony: a lexicological analysis of words of French origin in the modern English language of medicine

This paper is a lexicological analysis of words imported from French into the modern English language of medicine. We replace the different contributions of the French language in their historical perspective. We endeavour to give a description of the origin of the words that entered the English lan...

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Main Author: Pascaline Faure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2018-04-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/1171