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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451210903321

Autore

Walter Henriette

Titolo

French Inside Out [[electronic resource] ] : The Worldwide Development of the French Language in the Past, the Present and the Future

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 1993

ISBN

1-134-90206-9

0-203-16830-5

1-280-03137-9

9786610031375

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

440.9

840.9

Soggetti

French language

French language - History - Foreign countries

French language - History

Romance Languages

Languages & Literatures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Graphic conventions; INTRODUCTION; WHERE DOES FRENCH COME FROM?: TEN LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF FRENCH; DIALECTS AND PATOIS: THE REGIONAL LANGUAGES; FRENCH IN FRANCE: REGIONAL VARIETIES; FRENCH OUTSIDE FRANCE: THE STATUS OF FRENCH AND INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY; WHAT IS FRENCH?: SPECIFICITY AND STRUCTURE; WHERE IS FRENCH GOING?: PRESENT TRENDS; References; Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

In this comprehensive introduction, Henriette Walter provides the reader with a panoramic view of the development of the French language in the past, present and future.