What is French and how has it changed over time? Can we distinguish
language history from historical linguistics, and language change
from linguistic change? These questions are explored using copious
material from the history of the French language, concentrating on
changes in the relatively modern period in particular. Posner
explains how change comes about and how changes at different levels
of language interact, and the role of sociological and ideological
factors is set against the internal mechanisms that trigger change.
This work makes a substantial contribution to the theory of
linguistic change, as well as to discussion of the relationship
between language and history in French-speaking areas, including
Canada and French Creole-speaking countries.
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