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French Loanwords and the Rhythm of English: How Stress Shifted Through History
Episode 75
Published 6 days, 22 hours ago
Description
We trace how French loanwords reshaped the stress system of English—from Norman conquest through Middle English to today—examining why certain syllables keep their French cadence, how printers and dictionaries codified these patterns, and what that tells us about language change.
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