A Glossary
of
Lingua Franca
SECOND EDITION (1998)

“Spagnoli venir … boum boum … andar; Inglis venir … boum boum bezef … andar; Francés venir … tru tru tru … chapar.”
[The Spaniards came (1541), cannonaded, and left. The English came (1816), cannonaded heavily, and left. The French came (1830), blew their bugles, and captured it.]
–– A brief history of the City of Algiers (1852) cited by Schuchardt, (1909)

• Introduction
• Lecture on the Lingua Franca
• Sample Text and Transcription Rules
• THE GLOSSARY
• Bibliography
• I prefer to view the superseded First Edition

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