Author : Sue Wright
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853595042
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Book Synopsis Français, Langue D'accueil? by : Sue Wright
Download or read book Français, Langue D'accueil? written by Sue Wright and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.