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Started by tyaekel
Wed, 01 Apr 1998 00:00
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Author: tyaekel
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 00:00
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Hello! I'm a student at Boston University, currently working on a dissertion on "franglais" for a lingustics class. I've read several studies on how widespread "franglais" actually is in France; unfortunately, most of those were done in the 1970's, several years after the publication of "Parlez-vous Franglais?" and the famous language laws which attempted to replace franglais words with French alternatives. What I really want to know about is if franglais is more widespread today. From what I have seen, many of the franglais words that were once fretted over several decades ago were trends, and have already fallen out of the French lexicon. Is there a general consensus today about the spread of franglais? I realize my question is very general, but I'm just trying to get an idea of what's going on, not being able to travel to France and see for myself. Has french proven itself to be productive in finding alternatives to franglais words? Thanks for your help! Tara Yaekel tyaekel@bu.edu -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading
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