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

ISBN-13: 9780415076692 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 292 str.

Henriette Walter

Opis

In this comprehensive introduction, Henriette Walker provides the reader with a panoramic view of the development of the French language in the past, present and future. She takes the reader on a rapid journey through the historical development of the language, from its Latin origins to the present day. She goes on to set the language in its linguistic context by surveying its surviving and vanished dialects and regional variations of the language within France.

Spis treści

Preface, Acknowledgements, Graphic conventions, INTRODUCTION, 1 WHERE DOES FRENCH COME FROM?: TEN LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF FRENCH, 2 DIALECTS AND PATOIS: THE REGIONAL LANGUAGES, 3 FRENCH IN FRANCE: REGIONAL VARIETIES, 4 FRENCH OUTSIDE FRANCE: THE STATUS OF FRENCH AND INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY, 5 WHAT IS FRENCH?: SPECIFICITY AND STRUCTURE, 6 WHERE IS FRENCH GOING?: PRESENT TRENDS, References, Indexes

O autorze

Henriette Walter