Social and linguistic change in French

By Nigel Armstrong

Subjects: Europe, social conditions, French language -- Variation, French language -- Social aspects -- France, French language, Sociolinguistics, French language, grammar, comparative, Variation, French language -- Social aspects -- Foreign countries

Description: "Looking at language variation in French using linguistic data that has emerged in recent years from France, Belgium and Switzerland, and comparing it to other European countries, this comparative study sets out to track how language changes have followed social and attitudinal developments, giving it a particular sociolinguistic slant"--