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1 day ago · Robert Estienne published the first Latin-French dictionary, which included information about phonetics, etymology, and grammar. [34] Politically, the first government authority to adopt Modern French as official was the Aosta Valley in 1536, while the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts (1539) named French the language of law in the Kingdom of France.
1 day ago · Occitan ( English: / ˈɒksɪtən, - tæn, - tɑːn /; [ 10][ 11] Occitan: occitan [utsiˈta, uksiˈta] ), [ b] also known as lenga d'òc ( Occitan: [ˈleŋɡɒ ˈðɔ (k)] ⓘ; French: langue d'oc) by its native speakers, sometimes also referred to as Provençal, is a Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy 's Occitan Valleys, as well as Spain 's...
5 days ago · The journal publishes articles and reviews spanning all areas of the subject, including language and linguistics (historical and contemporary), all periods and aspects of literature in France and the French-speaking world, thought and the history of ideas, cultural studies, film, and critical theory.
5 days ago · Ce Dictionnaire des auteurs franco-américains de langue française consistait à l’origine de bio-bibliographies de 65 auteurs décédés pour s’élever éventuellement à 103, y compris une douzaine d’auteurs vivants. Parce que centré sur le français, il ne parle pas des nombreux écrivains franco-américains qui ont publié ...
2 days ago · Louisiana French (Louisiana French: français de la Louisiane; Louisiana Creole: françé la lwizyàn) is an umbrella term for the dialects and varieties of the French language spoken traditionally by French Louisianians in colonial Lower Louisiana.
4 days ago · Discover how Anglicisms shape the French language, from 'le week-end' to 'un spoiler', and the role of the Académie Française in preserving linguistic purity.
19 hours ago · France - Culture, Cuisine, Arts: With the advent of colonialism and global trade, France reached a worldwide market, and French artistic, culinary, and sartorial styles influenced the high and popular cultures of nations around the globe.
