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Download full textDressman, Michael R. – College Quarterly, 2005
It has been said that the difference between a dialect and a language is that a language has an international border and a flag. But that is not entirely true. Canada has a border, a flag, and two major languages, somewhat in the fashion of Belgium. Unlike Belgium, where they call the local varieties of French and Dutch "Walloon" and…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Foreign Countries, French, Bilingualism
Peer reviewedHainsworth, Paul; Loughlin, John – Contemporary French Civilization, 1984
Discusses various problems concerning the island of Corsica, including economic decline, underdevelopment, emigration, and insularity--all problems which have affected and influenced its linguistic and cultural identity, as well. The dynamics of Corsican relations with the new, socialist France are questioned in reference to a hoped for…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Diglossia
Peer reviewedShelly, Sharon L. – Language & Communication, 1999
The global French-speaking community recognizes the need to better coordinate its efforts to assert the vitality of French in a world increasingly dominated by English. In pursuing this goal, the Francophone world has developed an identity crisis. Defenders of French face difficult questions about the relationship between language and culture and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Language Role, Language Variation
Peer reviewedWieczorek, Joseph A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1994
Suggests that linguistic and cultural aspects of francophone countries other than just France are necessary for a well-rounded perspective of French as a second language spoken over a large geographic area and by a diverse population. This study looks at 12 textbooks and additional language learning materials chosen to represent various authors,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedBelasco, Simon – French Review, 1984
Describes a study concerned with distinguishing certain phonological and morphological features of the three dialects of Occitan, a language spoken in the south of France. Results indicate that variations in pronunciation seem to depend on sociolinguistic, as well as geographical factors, and in fact, related dialects and language cannot be…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Dialects, Diglossia
Peer reviewedChaudenson, Robert; And Others – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
A "system" comprising the learner-speaker, the specific linguistic system itself, and the interactions with native speakers is posited to explain the dynamics of the acquisition of French as a second language. Through self-regulation, this system devises solutions which pertain to that common area in language at the crossroads of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Creoles, French, Grammatical Acceptability
