This book deals with the ways in which French is used in different circumstances and settings in France and abroad, with the language attitudes of French speake

Divided into three main sections on Phonology, Syntax and Semantics, this new volume on variation in French aims to provide a snapshot of the state of socioling

This accessible textbook offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the French language and it

An English introduction is followed by 28 French excerpts of government decrees and circulars, historical analysis, descriptions by contemporary sociolinguists,