Adamson TheDefence of French

A Language in Crisis?
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-85359-950-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Multilingual Matters

This book traces the history and development of language defence in France and examines the sometimes contradictory attitudes of French people to their beloved language. It assesses the necessity for and the usefulness of the many activities in defence of French and suggests what its future might be.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adamson, Robin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Defending French: A Story of Love and Power
Chapter 2: The Dynamics of Defence: Some Contemporary Themes and Trends
Chapter 3: Official Agencies: The Language of Power
Chapter 4: Language and Politics: Inseparable Partners
Chapter 5: Languages in Europe: How does France Compare?
Chapter 6: Problems and Paradoxes; Interference and Interaction
Conclusion
Endnotes
References

Über Autor(innen)

Adamson Robin:
Robin Adamson is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, working on contemporary French language. For many years she was Director of the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Dundee, where she worked mainly in the fields of second language acquisition, communicative language teaching and discourse analysis, and also contributed extensively to the new generation of university textbooks such as Le français en faculté. She became an officier in the Ordre des palmes académiques in 1989. Her interest in the defence of French springs from a lifelong passion for the language and the discovery that among her Scottish ancestors are several who died defending France.Robin Adamson is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, working on contemporary French language. For many years she was Director of the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Dundee, where she worked mainly in the fields of second language acquisition, communicative language teaching and discourse analysis, and also contributed extensively to the new generation of university textbooks such as Le français en faculté. She became an officier in the Ordre des palmes académiques in 1989. Her interest in the defence of French springs from a lifelong passion for the language and the discovery that among her Scottish ancestors are several who died defending France.