The Defence of French: A Language in Crisis?

by Robin Adamson

Book Overview

Why do the French defend their language so passionately? Can a world language like French really be in crisis? By tracing the long history of language defence in France and by examining the multiplicity of official and non-official defensive activities and attitudes, the book aims to answer these and other related questions. It looks at changing government policy, particularly the recent paradoxical shift from monolingualism to plurilingualism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853599492
• ISBN13: 9781853599491
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.3"