Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index.
Contents
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.