On the Geolinguistic Change in Northern France between 1300 and 1900: A Dialectometrical Inquiry

Abstract

With the supply of 8 closely interpreted dialectometrical maps, this paper analyses the linguistic change of the geolinguistic deep structures in Northern France (Domaine d'Oil) between 1300 and 1900. As a matter of fact, the result will show -- with one exception -- the great stability of these deep structures.