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

Edited by: Sue Wright

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248mm x 168mm
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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 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.

Sue Wright, is a lecturer in the School of Languages and European Studies at Aston University. Her research interests are multilingualism and language policy in Europe. The main contributor in this volume is the noted French linguist, Henriette Walter, whose numerous publications include Le français dans tous les sens, Le français d'ici, delà et  de là-bas, Les aventures des mots français venus d'ailleurs and Les aventures des langues en Occident.

Preface
Henriette Walter: Le français, langue d'accueil : chronologie, typologie et dynamique
French – An Accommodating Language: The Chronology, Typology and Dynamics of Borrowing
Pénélope Gardner-Chloros: 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
Jean-Marc Dewaele: 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
Dennis Ager: 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
Anne Judge: Le français, langue d'accueil ou langue sur la défensive? Réponse à Henriette Walter
Is French Really Open to Outside Influences? A Response to Henriette Walter
Malcolm Offord: Itinéraires étymologiques. Quelques mots en supplément
Etymological Routes: Some Supplementary Remarks
Rodney Ball: La réforme de l'orthographe en France et en Allemagne: attitudes et réactions
Spelling Reform in France and Germany: Attitudes and Reactions
Emmanuelle Labeau: Le français de Belgique filerait-il à l'anglaise?
Is French in Belgium More Susceptible to English Influence?
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