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If there is a 'French sociolinguistic exception', particularly in the relationship between the French language and the other languages of France, the practical day-to-day realities do not reveal it clearly: the concept of diglossia describes them quite well. After discussing the thesis of...

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Main Author: Jean-Michel Eloy
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Université de Bretagne Occidentale – UBO 1998-10-01
Series:La Bretagne Linguistique
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lbl/3564
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Summary:If there is a 'French sociolinguistic exception', particularly in the relationship between the French language and the other languages of France, the practical day-to-day realities do not reveal it clearly: the concept of diglossia describes them quite well. After discussing the thesis of the 'French exception' as seen through the prism of language policy, the author examines the concept of 'colinguism' and finally concludes that there is a national linguistic ideology.
ISSN:1270-2412
2727-9383