French: From Dialect to Standard (Paperback, New)

This concise book looks at the external history of the French language from its Latin origins to the present day through some of the analytical frameworks developed by contemporary sociolinguistics. Using the model proposed by E. Haugen, the author examines the basic stages involved in standardization to plot the development of this process in French. The concluding chapter deals with language variability and the wide gulf that has developed between French used for formal purposes and that used in everyday speech, with particular reference to the former Occitan-speaking regions. Concentrating on the ordinary speakers of the language rather than the statesmen or great authors as agents of change, the book combines a traditional history of the language with a sociolinguistic framework to provide a broad, comparative overview of the problem of language standardization.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	R. Anthony Lodge
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-08071-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > General
LSN:	0-415-08071-1
Barcode:	9780415080712

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