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Article: The Scandinavian element beyond the Danelaw.(LINGUISTICS)(Report)
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- Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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ABSTRACT
The Scandinavian element is present in English mainly due to the Viking invasions and later settlement of the Vikings in the British Isles. Hence, it has been usually assumed that the Scandinavian loanwords entered the English language in the areas where the number of Scandinavian settlers was the highest, i.e. the Danelaw, inhabited by the Danes and the northern counties (Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire) settled by the Norwegians. The present paper will present evidence that the Scandinavian loanwords not only were also common in the non-Scandinavian parts of England but in some cases occurred exclusively in the west and south of the country. ...
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