Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index.
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Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; 1 VARIATION CHANGE AND STANDARDS; 2 THE LATINISATION OF GAUL; 3 THE DIALECTALISATION OF GALLO ROMANCE; 4 SELECTION OF NORMS; 5 ELABORATION OF FUNCTION; 6 CODIFICATION; 7 ACCEPTANCE; 8 MAINTENANCE OF THE STANDARD; References; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Looks at the history of the French language from its Latin origins to the present day, using some of the analytical frameworks developed by contemporary sociolinguistics.
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French, from dialect to standard.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
French language-- History.
French language-- Social aspects-- France.
French language-- Standardization.
Latin language-- Influence on French.
Français (Langue)-- Aspect social-- France.
Français (Langue)-- Histoire.
Français (Langue)-- Normalisation.
Latin (Langue)-- Influence du français.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY-- French.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY-- Romance Languages (Other)