Social and Linguistic Change in European French
Author:   N. Armstrong ,  T. Pooley
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780230219502


Pages:   310
Publication Date:   30 July 2010
Format:   Hardback
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An in depth examination of linguistic variation and change as a reflection of social convergence in the major French-speaking countries of Europe - France, Belgium and Switzerland. Considered in the context of linguistic levelling the book provides a detailed account of recent social and linguistic change in European French.

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Author:   N. Armstrong ,  T. Pooley
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.568kg
ISBN:  

9780230219502


ISBN 10:   0230219500
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   30 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Tables List of Figures Preliminary Remarks: The Links Between Social and Linguistic Change Standardisation and Language Change in France, Belgium and Switzerland Social Levelling: Substantive Transformations, Changing Social Practices and Symbolic Representations Accents and Levelling in France, Belgium and Switzerland The Levelling of Regional Varieties in France Regional Vernacular Varieties and Language Levelling in Belgium and Switzerland Social Factors: Bringing Together Class, Gender, Migration, Ideology and Language References Index

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NIGEL ARMSTRONG teaches French and linguistics at the University of Leeds, UK. Current research projects focus on social, regional and stylistic variation in French, as well as translation. His publications include Social and Stylistic Variation in Spoken French (2001) and Translation, Linguistics, Culture (2005) TIM POOLEY. After a career spanning 30 years teaching French and linguistics at London Metropolitan University (in its various guises) Tim is now an independent researcher, whose main interests are sociolinguistics variation and minority languages in francophone Europe. His publications include Chtimi (1996) and Language, Dialect and Identity in Lille (2004)

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