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FRENCH - AN ACCOMMODATING LANGUAGE?
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| By: |
Sue Wright (Editor), Howard Evans |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£44.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1853595047 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781853595042 |
| Publisher: |
CHANNEL VIEW PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
20 October, 2000 |
| Series: |
Current Issues in Language and Society Monographs |
| Pages: |
144 |
| Description: |
Henriette Walter took a stance in the debate on the French language and to debunk the idea that the language is under threat. She shows that French has always been an accommodating language - une langue d'accueil - taking in words from many different sources. This bilingual volume makes Mme Walter's approach accessible to English speakers. |
| Synopsis: |
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 accommodating language - une langue d'accueil - taking in words from many different sources. This bilingual volume makes Mme Walter's approach accessible to English speakers and provides reactions to it from a number of scholars working in British universities. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Multilingual Matters |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |