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Le Franglais : forbidden English, forbidden American : law, politics, and language in contemporary France : a study in loan words and national identity /

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

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thody, Philip, 1928-1999
Otros Autores: Evans, Howard, -2012, Pepratx-Evans, Michelle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Athlone, ©1995.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A study of the attempt by French politicians to use the law to forbid the use of words of English and American origin. Classifies some of these words and lists expressions in current use in America and England which are particularly difficult to render in French, comparing these with some equally untranslatable French turns of speech.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (300 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and index.
ISBN:9781441177605
1441177604
1283207222
9781283207225
9786613207227
6613207225