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Author Ball, Rodney

Title The French-Speaking World : a Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues
Edition 2nd ed
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (206 pages)
Series Routledge Language in Society
Routledge language in society.
Contents The French-Speaking World; Routledge Language in Society; Title; Copyright; Contents; Lists of Figures, Maps and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART 1 The Position of French in the World; 1 Le Monde Francophone; Is French a 'World Language'?; L'Espace Francophone; The Francophone Movement; Further Reading; 2 French as a First Language: Europe and North America; Multilingualism and Language Policy; Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Factors; Case-Studies: Language-Related Rivalries; Further Reading; 3 French as a Second Language: The Colonial Heritage; Diglossia and Bilingualism
Three Categories of MultilingualismFurther Reading; PART 2 Exploring Linguistic Variation; 4 Languages, Dialects and Patois; A Multilingual Territory?; Terminology: Langue, Dialecte, Patois; Terminology: Languages In Contact; Dialects and Regional Languages in the Twenty-First Century; Further Reading; 5 Local Varieties of French in France; Français Standard and Français Régional; Regionalisms of Vocabulary and Grammar; Pronunciation: Realities and Mythologies; Attitudes, Stereotypes and Linguistic Insecurity; Further Reading; 6 Local Varieties of French Outside France
Europe: Belgium and the Suisse RomandeNorth America: Quebec; Regional French in Africa; Further Reading; 7 French and Creoles; Creoles and Their Origin; Some Structural Features; Aspects of the Sociology of Creoles; Further Reading; 8 Immigration and the French Language; Immigration in France; Immigration in Sociolinguistic Perspective; Changing Attitudes; Further Reading; PART 3 Conservation and Change; 9 Language Policy and Defence of the French Language; French as a Planned Language; Défense De La Langue Française; Laxisme; Autres gardiens et défenseurs de la langue française
Further Reading10 French in the Global Age; Levels of Language; Modern Technology and Language Change; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index
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Form Electronic book
Author Marley, Dawn
ISBN 9781317624899
1317624890