Le Franglais

by Thody, Philip; Evans, Howard; Pepratx-Evans, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9780485121155
• ISBN10: 0485121158
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Athlone Pr

Summary

A study of the attempt by French politicians to use the law to forbid the use of words in English and American origin. Classifies some of these words and lists expressions in current use in American and England which are particularly difficult to render in French, comparing these with some equally untranslatable French turns of speech.>

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Arguments	p. 7
From the language of politics to the politics of language	p. 9
Loan words, nationalism and the law	p. 43
Law, loan words and history	p. 71
Examples	p. 101
Business, commerce and politics	p. 110
Food, drink and travel	p. 173
The arts, the media and sport	p. 200
Youth, clothes and entertainment	p. 236
French words in use in English	p. 275
History, politics and diplomacy	p. 280
Food, drink and fashion	p. 282
Art, literature and language	p. 284
Intellectual, physical, social and sexual behaviour, personal characteristics and intellectual distinctions	p. 286
Bibliography	p. 289
Index	p. 294
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