French Today is a profile of the French language in its social context. British and French linguists examine trends in French throughout the French-speaking world, and address issues around prescriptivism, gender and language, and regional languages and dialects. The collection includes overviews of work done in particular areas and deeper analyses of sociolinguistic questions. All examples and quotations are in French, with a mixture of references given in French and English. At the end of each chapter there are also texts in French, serving as illustration and as pointers to further reading.
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British and French linguists present a profile of the French language in its social context by examining trends throughout the French-speaking world and addressing issues regarding prescriptivism, gender and language, and regional languages and dialects.
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France is famous for the degree of state interference in linguistic matters; indeed some very famous 'laws' have been passed in this area, the most famous being the Edit de Villers-Cotterets in 1539. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terme obligatoire, sociosituational variation, mes chers compatriotes, optional liaison, migrant languages, vehicular language, parle mal, linguistic legislation, travail agricole, minimum leaving age, langage populaire, langue officielle, standard accent, linguistic policy, regional varieties, preposition stranding, des fautes, older speakers, politique africaine, variable rules, francophone countries, sociolinguistic variation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ivory Coast, Canadian French, West Africa, French West Indies, Midi French, Middle Ages, New Brunswick, Central African Republic, French of Normandy, French of the Languedoc, Indian Ocean, North America, World War, Jacques Chirac, National Assembly, North Africa, Western Europe, Yvette Roudy, African French, French of Alsace, Mitterrand's Letter, Mitterrand's Lettre, Mme Prieur, Montreal French, Rainbow Warrior New!
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France is famous for the degree of state interference in linguistic matters; indeed some very famous 'laws' have been passed in this area, the most famous being the Edit de Villers-Cotterets in 1539. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terme obligatoire, sociosituational variation, mes chers compatriotes, optional liaison, migrant languages, vehicular language, parle mal, linguistic legislation, travail agricole, minimum leaving age, langage populaire, langue officielle, standard accent, linguistic policy, regional varieties, preposition stranding, des fautes, older speakers, politique africaine, variable rules, francophone countries, sociolinguistic variation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ivory Coast, Canadian French, West Africa, French West Indies, Midi French, Middle Ages, New Brunswick, Central African Republic, French of Normandy, French of the Languedoc, Indian Ocean, North America, World War, Jacques Chirac, National Assembly, North Africa, Western Europe, Yvette Roudy, African French, French of Alsace, Mitterrand's Letter, Mitterrand's Lettre, Mme Prieur, Montreal French, Rainbow Warrior New!
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- Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey: Volume 2, Linguistic Theory: Extensions and Implications by Frederick J. Newmeyer in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Linguistics in North America by Thomas A. Sebeok in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages by William W. Cressey in Back Matter
- A Reference Grammar of Modern French by Anne Judge on page 127
- Sociolinguistic Patterns (Conduct and Communication) by William Labov in Back Matter
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- Language and Society (Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics) by William Downes in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The French-Speaking World: A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues (Routledge Language in Society) by Rodney Ball in Back Matter
- The French-Speaking World: A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues (Routledge Language in Society) by Rodney Ball in Back Matter
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