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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
24-Mar-04 - 08:33 PM
Thread Name: Is 'shanty' derived from 'chanson'
Subject: RE: Is 'shanty' derived from 'chanson'

The title of this thread should have been 'Is shanty derived from French 'chante.'
In English, the word chanson was often associated with religious carols and hymns (17th-18th c. examples, OED).