Le Franglais : forbidden English, forbidden American : law, politics, and language in contemporary France : a study in loan words and national identity / Philip Thody, with the assistance of Howard Evans & Michelle Pepratx-Evans
pt. 1. Arguments. 1. From the language of politics to the politics of language. 2. Loan words, nationalism and the law. 3. Law, loan words and history -- pt. II. Examples. a. Business, commerce and politics. b. Food, drink and travel. c. The arts, the media and sport. d. Youth, clothes and entertainment -- pt. III. French words in use in English. a. History, politics and diplomacy. b. Food, drink and fashion. c. Art, literature and language. d. Intellectual, physical, social and sexual behaviour, personal characteristics and intellectual distinctions
Summary
A study of the attempt by French politicians to use the law to forbid the use of words of English and American origin. Classifies some of these words and lists expressions in current use in America and England which are particularly difficult to render in French, comparing these with some equally untranslatable French turns of speech
Analysis
French language Words (Vocabulary)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and index
Notes
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
English
Print version record
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL
