French - An Accommodating Language? : : Le francais: langue d'accueil? /

French - An Accommodating Language? : : Le francais: langue d'accueil? / / ed. by Sue Wright.

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The noted linguist Henriette Walter is a well known media figure in France, who has used her extensive range of scholarly work to take a stance in the current debate on the French language and to debunk the idea that the language is under threat. She shows that French has always been an accommodatin...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Ager, Dennis,
Ansorge, Jocelyne,
Ball, Rodney,
Dewaele, Jean-Marc,
Evans, Howard,
Gardner-Chloros, Penelope,
Gardner-Chloros, Pénélope,
Judge, Anne,
Labeau, Emmanuelle,
Offord, Malcolm,
Walter, Henriette,
Wright, Sue,
HerausgeberIn:
Wright, Sue,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2000]
©2000
Year of Publication:2000
Language:English
Series:Current Issues in Language and Society Monographs
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Physical Description:1 online resource (144 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Préface
  • Le français, langue d’accueil : chronologie, typologie et dynamique
  • French – An Accommodating Language: The Chronology, Typology and Dynamics of Borrowing
  • La métaphore de l’emprunt: implications pour une théorie de l’évolution des langues. Réponse à Henriette Walter
  • The Metaphor of Borrowing: Implications for a Theory of Language Evolution. A Response to Henriette Walter
  • Le dérèglement du système de pensée français: l’angoisse secrète des puristes ? Réponse à Henriette Walter
  • Is it the Corruption of French Thought Processes that Purists Fear? A Response to Henriette Walter
  • La dimension politique de l’emprunt et la réaction française. Réponse à Henriette Walter
  • The Political Dimension of Borrowings and French Reactions. A Response to Henriette Walter
  • Le français, langue d’accueil ou langue sur la défensive? Réponse à Henriette Walter (in translation)
  • Is French Really Open to Outside Influences? A Response to Henriette Walter
  • Itinéraires étymologiques. Quelques mots en supplément
  • Etymological Routes: Some Supplementary Remarks
  • La réforme de l’orthographe en France et en Allemagne: attitudes et réactions
  • Spelling Reform in France and Germany: Attitudes and Reactions
  • Le français de Belgique filerait-il à l’anglaise ?
  • Is French in Belgium More Susceptible to English Influence?
  • Book Review

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