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Publication details [#50092]
Pooley, Tim. 2006. The linguistic assimilation of Flemish immigrants in Lille (1800–1914). Journal of French Language Studies 16 (2) : 207–233. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Journal WWW
Annotation
Employing evidence from a wide range of sources, this study attempts to explain why, in a period of rapid industrial expansion (1800-1914), large numbers of mainly Flemish-speaking Belgian migrant workers were so readily assimilated into the local Romance-speaking community of Lille.