Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgements, Graphic conventions, INTRODUCTION, 1 WHERE DOES FRENCH COME FROM?: TEN LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF FRENCH, 2 DIALECTS AND PATOIS: THE REGIONAL LANGUAGES, 3 FRENCH IN FRANCE: REGIONAL VARIETIES, 4 FRENCH OUTSIDE FRANCE: THE STATUS OF FRENCH AND INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY, 5 WHAT IS FRENCH?: SPECIFICITY AND STRUCTURE, 6 WHERE IS FRENCH GOING?: PRESENT TRENDS, References, Indexes

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Henriette Walter