This memorial volume renders homage to Marc Sourdot, an important French linguist. It contains sixteen chronologically presented papers chosen from his work which are dedicated to substandard French. In the second part, there are various abstracts - his complete bibliography and as well as his benefit to French linguistics. Marc Sourdot is a lecturer of linguistics at University of Sorbonne in Paris. He is also one of the founders of CARGO - Centre for Research of Argotology in Paris