Latin–Frankish Bilingualism in Sixth-Century Gaul:The Latin of Clovis

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Abstract This chapter examines linguistic relations between the Gallo-Romans and their Frankish conquerors in the 6th century by considering the Latin of Clovis. The bilingualism of the Franks became active as they began reading religious, and then literary, texts. To write was the distinguishing characteristic of the most highly cultured, who as a rule were clerics. This bilingualism is uneven and lacks reciprocity, with the Latin speakers remaining reticent. Yet although this phenomenon was by no means universal, even among the Franks, the existence of numerous loanwords proves that the two languages were in close contact for a prolonged period of time.

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