French, an accommodating language? = Le français, langue d'accueil? /

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Imprint:Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2000.
Description:v, 134 p. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
French
Subject:French language -- Foreign words and phrases.
French language -- Foreign words and phrases.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4374202
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Varying Form of Title:Français, langue d'accueil?
Other uniform titles:Current issues in language & society.
Other authors / contributors:Wright, Sue, 1947-
ISBN:1853595047 (hc. : alk. paper)
Notes:Also available as vol. 6, no. 3 & 4 of the journal, Current issues in language and society.
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Le francais, langue d'accueil: chronologie, typologie et dynamique
  • French-An Accommodating Language: The Chronology, Typology and Dynamics of Borrowing
  • La metaphore de l'emprunt: implications pour une theorie de l'evolution des langues. Reponse a Henriette Walter
  • The Metaphor of Borrowing: Implications for a Theory of Language Evolution. A Response to Henriette Walter
  • Le dereglement du systeme de pensee francais: l'angoisse secrete des puristes? Reponse a Henriette Walter
  • Is it the Corruption of French Thought Processes that Purists Fear? A Response to Henriette Walter
  • La dimension politique de l'emprunt et la reaction francaise. Reponse a Henriette Walter
  • The Political Dimension of Borrowings and French Reactions. A Response to Henriette Walter
  • Le francais, langue d'accueil ou langue sur la defensive? Reponse a Henriette Walter
  • Is French Really Open to Outside Influences? A Response to Henriette Walter
  • Itineraires etymologiques. Quelques mots en supplement
  • Etymological Routes: Some Supplementary Remarks
  • La reforme de l'orthographe en France et en Allemagne: attitudes et reactions
  • Spelling Reform in France and Germany: Attitudes and Reactions
  • Le francais de Belgique filerait-il a l'anglaise?
  • Is French in Belgium More Susceptible to English Influence?
  • Book Review