Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; 1 VARIATION CHANGE AND STANDARDS; 2 THE LATINISATION OF GAUL; 3 THE DIALECTALISATION OF GALLO ROMANCE; 4 SELECTION OF NORMS; 5 ELABORATION OF FUNCTION; 6 CODIFICATION; 7 ACCEPTANCE; 8 MAINTENANCE OF THE STANDARD; References; Index
Summary
Looks at the history of the French language from its Latin origins to the present day, using some of the analytical frameworks developed by contemporary sociolinguistics
Analysis
French language History
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index
