pp move indef Infobox language name French nativename fran ais pronunciation IPA f s states See Geographic ... French is an official language Administrative and or cultural Administrative cultural flag Algeria ... organisations which have French as an official language Numerous international organisations agency ... where it is second language legend 00ff00 Regions where it is a minority language notice IPA FrenchlanguageFrench lang fr le fran ais IPA fr l f s or lang fr la langue fran aise IPA fr la l f s z is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France , the Romandy French Romandy region ... region in Canada , and by various communities elsewhere. Second language speakers of French are distributed ... is estimated as having between 70 million ref name FrenchLanguage http education.yahoo.com reference encyclopedia entry Frenchla FrenchLanguage Yahoo Education . Retrieved 2011 06 23. ref and 110 million ... . Retrieved 2011 04 11. ref French is the second most studied foreign language in the world, after ... report 2010 ref French is a distortion of the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire , as are languages ... language in List of countries where French is an official language 29 countries , most ... which have French as an official language large number of international organizations . According ... language speakers, thus making French the third language in the European Union that people state ... , French has been the official language since 1992 ref fr icon http www.languefrancaise.net dossiers ... Fribourg Berne. French is the native language of about 20 of the Swiss population and is spoken by 50.4 ... thumb 200px left Bilingual signs in Brussels . In Belgium , French is the official language of Wallonia ... and Brussels Capital regions, there are a dozen municipalities with language facilities for French ... 60 speak Dutch as a first language. Of the latter, 59 claim French as a second or third language ... of Monaco , French is the only official language, and French nationals make up some 47 of the population ... more details
Infobox language family name French Sign Language region Before the 1850, Western Europe , and North America today parts of Europe , the Americas , Africa , and Asia . familycolor sign language family One of the world s major language family sign language families The French Sign Language LSF family is a proposed language family of sign language s which includes French Sign Language and American Sign Language , among others. The FSL family descends from Old French Sign Language , which developed among the deaf community in Paris. The earliest mention of Old French Sign Language is by the abb Charles ... attestation French Sign Language 1752 may be different from Old French Sign Language Austro Hungarian SL 1780 now seen as separate Austrian Sign Language Austrian SL and Hungarian Sign Language Hungarian SL Czech Sign Language Czech SL 1786 Russian Sign Language Russian SL 1806 Bulgarian Sign Language Bulgarian SL 1920 Yugoslav Sign Language Yugoslav SL 1840 now seen as separate Slovenian, Croatian possibly Israeli Sign Language 1934 though German Sign Language may be a stronger possibility Dutch Sign Language Dutch SL 1799 Danish Sign Language Danish SL 1806 ref SIL reports Danish SL is mutually intelligible with Swedish Sign Language Swedish SL , which Wittmann assigns to the BANZSL family and other authors suspect is an independent family. ref Norwegian Sign Language Norwegian 1825 ... Irish Australian Catholic Old Polish Polish Sign Language Polish Proto French before l p e Eastern ... Category French Sign Language family Category Deafness Category Deaf culture .... Several European sign languages, such as Russian Sign Language Russian , derive from it, as does American Sign Language , established when French educator Laurent Clerc taught his language at the American School for the Deaf . Others, such as Spanish Sign Language , are thought to be related to French Sign Language even if not directly descendant from it. Languages Wittmann 1991 ref Henri Wittmann ... more details
France s Conseil sup rieur de la langue fran aise France Superior Council of the FrenchLanguage Belgium s Conseil sup rieur de la langue fran aise Belgium Superior Council of the FrenchLanguage Quebec s Conseil sup rieur de la langue fran aise Quebec Conseil sup rieur de la langue fran aise disambig Category Frenchlanguage fr Conseil sup rieur de la langue fran aise ... more details
Infobox journal title Journal of FrenchLanguage Studies cover editor Florence Myles discipline Linguistics peer reviewed Yes languageFrenchlanguageFrench and English language English former names abbreviation JFLS publisher Cambridge University Press country United Kingdom frequency Tri annually history 1991 present openaccess license impact impact year website http journals.cambridge.org action displayJournal?jid JFL link1 link1 name link2 link2 name JSTOR OCLC LCCN CODEN ISSN 0959 2695 eISSN 1474 0079 boxwidth The Journal of FrenchLanguage Studies is a peer reviewed linguistic journal dedicated to the study of the Frenchlanguage. ref name Cambridge cite web title Journal of FrenchLanguage Studies url http journals.cambridge.org action displayJournal?jid JFL work Cambridge Journals Online publisher Cambridge University Press accessdate 15 May 2011 ref Founded in 1991, it is published three times a year by Cambridge University Press . From 2004, one issue a year has been devoted to a particular theme. ref name Cambridge References reflist External links http journals.cambridge.org action displayJournal?jid JFL Journal of FrenchLanguage Studies at Cambridge Journals Online journal stub Category Linguistics journals Category Publications established in 1991 ... more details
Infobox language name Old French Sign Language states France speakers Estimated 200 in Paris in the 1750s date NA familycolor sign family French Sign Language family . dia1 French Sign Language iso3 none Old French Sign Language is a term that loosely describes the language of the deaf community in 18th century Paris at the time of the establishment of the first deaf schools. The earliest records of the language ... which borrowed signs from Old French Sign Language and combined them with an idiosyncratic morpheme morphemic structure which he derived from the Frenchlanguage . The term Old French Sign Language ..., Pierre Desloges , did partially describe Old French Sign Language, in what was possibly the first book ever to be published by a deaf person ref desloges 1779 . We know that the language did make use ... linguists are unable to build up a complete picture of Old French Sign Language, but ongoing research continues to uncover more pieces of the puzzle. It is not known how the language was acquired, or how long the language had been developing before p e established his school. However, evidence suggests that whenever a large enough population of deaf people exists, a sign language will spontaneously ... until the 17th century and with 565,000 inhabitants in 1750 , French Sign Language is a good candidate for one of the oldest sign languages in Europe. Old French Sign Language is not related to Old ..., Paris. sign language navigation Category French Sign Language family pt Antiga l ngua de sinais francesa ... in signs, and through them became aware of a signing community of 200 deaf Parisians. Records of the language ... cited as the inventor of sign language. p e did however influence the language of the deaf community, and modern French Sign Language can be said to have emerged in the schools that p e established. As deaf schools inspired by p e s model sprung up around the world, the language was to influence the development of many other sign languages, including American Sign Language . From the dictionaries ... more details
Refimprove date March 2011 Infobox language name French Sign Language image French signs language LSF .jpg imagesize 150px imagecaption LSF in FrenchFrench manual alphabet manual alphabet nativename LSF, langue des signes fran aise familycolor sign fam1 Old French Sign Language Old French Sign dia1 See French Sign Language family states France , Switzerland , Mali , Rwanda , Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo , Togo , Vietnam speakers 50,000 100,000 date 1986 iso3 fsl French Sign Language langue des signes fran aise or LSF is the sign language of the deaf in the nation of France . According to Ethnologue , it has 50,000 to 100,000 native signers. French Sign Language is related and partially ancestral to Dutch Sign Language NGT , German Sign Language DGS , Flemish Sign Language VGT , Belgian French Sign Language LSFB , Irish Sign Language ISL , American Sign Language ASL , Quebec Sign Language LSQ , and Russian Sign Language RSL . History French Sign Language is frequently, though ... of the language that they used to communicate among themselves and the deaf Parisian community Citation needed date October 2009 . The abb set himself to learning the language, now known as Old French Sign Language , and eventually he established a free school for the deaf. At this school ... roof. From this time French Sign Language flourished until the late 19th century when a schism developed ... French words while signing. See also Old French Sign Language External links http www.ethnologue.com ... Category French Sign Language family Category Languages of France de Langue des signes fran aise ... to have discovered the already existing language by total accident having ducked into a nearby house ... of sign language words he had learned with some grammatical terms he invented. The resulting combination, an artificial language, was over complicated and completely unusable by his students. For example ... interior understand possible adjective not , the deaf natural language would simply say understand ... more details
The FrenchLanguage Services Act is a law in the province of Ontario , Canada which is intended to protect the rights of Franco Ontarian s, or FrenchlanguageFrench speaking people, in the province. The Act does not give the Frenchlanguage full official language status in the province, which has no official ... Constitution as an official language in Canada and whereas in Ontario the Frenchlanguage is recognized ... the use of the Frenchlanguage in institutions of the Legislature and the Government of Ontario ... 17 , which forbade the use of French as a language of school instruction in Ontario. Regulation ... the Education Act to officially recognize the existence of Frenchlanguage schools in the province .... In 1970, a Coordinator of Bilingualism was appointed to oversee the development of Frenchlanguage ... basis by individual ministries, until the FrenchLanguage Services Act was introduced in 1986 ... around the provision of Frenchlanguage services. The Act guaranteed francophones in 23 .... Two more cities were designated as Frenchlanguage service areas after the Act came into effect. Francophones ... ministries. The provision and coordination of Frenchlanguage services is managed by the Office of Francophone Affairs . The FrenchLanguage Services Act does not cover public agencies such as hospitals ... provide Frenchlanguage services just as the ministries do. ref http www.ofa.gov.on.ca en flsa agencies.html ... regarding Frenchlanguage services. For instance, Ontario public libraries within FLSA designated areas ... seek to provide library services in the Frenchlanguage, where appropriate . ref http www.elaws.gov.on.ca ... responsibilities upon individual municipalities to provide Frenchlanguage services, although a municipality ... Language Services Commissioner is the agency whose primary mandate is to ensure compliance with the French ... receives and handles complaints from the public with respect to inadequate Frenchlanguage ... is neither French nor English but have particular knowledge of French as an official language and use ... more details
NOTOC Infobox Holiday holiday name UN FrenchLanguage Day type international longtype image caption official name nickname observedby date March 20 celebrations observances relatedto International Mother Language Day , UN Arabic Language Day , UN Chinese Language Day , UN English Language Day , UN Russian Language Day , UN Spanish Language Day UN FrenchLanguage Day is observed annually on March 20. ref name UNNews , http www.un.org apps news story.asp?NewsID 33819 UN launches new initiative to promote multilingualism . Consulted on 2011 04 23. ref The event was established by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO in 2010 fails verification it was not established by UNESCO date July 2011 to seeking to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six of its official working languages throughout the United Nations organization . March 20 was chosen as the date for the Frenchlanguage since it coincides with the 40th anniversary of the International Organization of La Francophonie . ref name UNNewsF , http www.un.org apps news story.asp?Cr multilingualism&Cr1 &NewsID 34136 First ever Frenchlanguage day celebrated at UN . Consulted on 2011 04 23. ref References Reflist See also International Mother Language Day International observance Official languages of the United Nations External links http www.un.org fr events frenchlanguageday UN FrenchLanguage Day Official Site French Category March observances Category Calendars Category United Nations observances Category International observances UN stub lang stub holiday stub ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2007 Advanced Placement Advanced Placement FrenchLanguage and Culture also known as AP French Lang , FLAP , AP FrenchLanguage or AP French is a course offered by the College Board to high school students in the United States as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college level FrenchlanguageFrench course. The AP FrenchLanguage test is widely compared to a final examination for a French 301 college course. Enrollment requirements for AP FrenchLanguage differ from school to school, but students wishing to enter it should have a good command of French grammar and vocabulary as well as prior experience in listening, reading, speaking, and writing French. The exam The AP FrenchLanguage class culminates in an Advanced Placement Exams exam to test students proficiency. The exam is approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes in length. It measures the student s FrenchlanguageFrench ability in four general areas, each of which counts as one fourth of the final grade. Listening and reading activity reading are tested in a multiple choice section writing and Speech communication speaking as tested in a free response section. Section I Listening First, students are asked to listen to several brief exchanges between two speakers. The exchanges are spoken twice. Students must choose the most appropriate rejoinder , or the next logical phrase in the dialogue, from a selection of four choices. For the second part, students listen to brief recorded monologues or dialogues and must then answer questions about what they just heard. The said monologues and or dialogues are played one time. Reading Students read several written sections pulled from various sources and answer multiple choice questions based on their content. Section II Writing For the first part ...?frenchlang AP FrenchLanguage Summary from College Board http www.collegeboard.com student testing ap french lang samp.html?frenchlang Sample Questions, Tips, and Scoring Guidelines from College ... more details
Language La charte de la langue fran aise , in FrenchlanguageFrench , also known as Bill 101 and in French Loi 101 , is a law in the province of Quebec in Canada defining French, the language of the majority ... Liberal government to make French the official language of Quebec. Prior to 1974, Quebec had no official language and was subject only to the requirements on the use of English and French contained in Article ... The preamble of the Charter states that the National Assembly resolved to make French the language ... english charter preamble.html The Charter of the FrenchLanguage Preamble , on the Web site of the Office ... of the Frenchlanguage, declare French the sole official chapter I , define the fundamental language rights of persons chapter II , and defines the status of French in the legislature and the courts ... relations VI , commerce and business VII , and language of instruction VIII . ref Charter of the French ... service and enterprises. ref Charter of the FrenchLanguage, http www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca english charter ... Quebec Office of the Frenchlanguage , defines its mission, powers, and organization. ref Charter of the FrenchLanguage, http www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca english charter index.html t3cplf Title III ref Title ... fran aise Superior Council of the Frenchlanguage . ref Charter of the FrenchLanguage, http www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca ... and sanctions and transitional and miscellaneous provisions. ref Charter of the FrenchLanguage, http www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca english charter index.html t5penal Title V ref ref Charter of the FrenchLanguage ... language To achieve the goal of making French the normal and everyday language of work, instruction, communication, commerce and business and ensure the respect of French Quebecers language rights ... article of the Charter, French is declared the official language of Quebec. ref Charter of the French ... The Frenchlanguage became the sole official language of Quebec with the adoption of the Official Language ... Frenchlanguage rights in Quebec are The right to have the civil administration, the health services ... more details
FrenchlanguageFrench is the mother language tongue of about seven million Canada Canadians 22.3 of the Canadian ... of the population speak French as their first or second language. Additionally, about one million ... , Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan . Many, but not all of these communities are supported by Frenchlanguage ... languages. French is the sole official language ref http www.olf.gouv.qc.ca english charter index.html ... and secondary education to their official language minorities at public expense. The French used ... of the colony. FrenchlanguageFrench was the language of all the non native people. In 1685, the revocation ... Lawrence. The Frenchlanguage was relegated to second rank as far as trade and state communications ... Richard Y. et LEPICQ Dominique 1993 , Qu b cois French and language issues in Qu bec, dans Trends in Romance ... and, due to the British Conquest, the Frenchlanguage in Canada presents three different but related ... dialects of the early Frenchlanguage modern period and other O l languages regional languages such as Norman ... language known as Michif language Michif which is based on Cree language Cree and FrenchlanguageFrench . It is spoken by M tis communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as well as adjacent ... immigrants from around the world, and with them other French dialects . The language across Canada ... province whose sole official language is French. Today, 81.4 percent of Quebeckers are first language ... in pronunciation and vocabulary from the FrenchlanguageFrench of France , sometimes called Metropolitan ... word for kettle can be bouilloire, bombe, or canard . In Quebec, the Frenchlanguage is of paramount ... of French. The Quebec Office of the FrenchLanguage s Banque de d pannage linguistique distinguishes ... adjustment to the Frenchlanguage, i.e. drabe , which comes from the English word drab . The hybrid ..., comes from the English language in French, they rather say dix bonnes minutes . The use of the preposition ... element comes from the Frenchlanguage, but what results from it as a whole reproduces, completely ... more details
, Antoine de Rivarol was awarded the Berlin Academy Prize for his essay The Universality of the FrenchLanguage . He began his discourse by tracing a brief history of the origins of Frenchlanguage ... the two major dialects which divided French territories the Picard language spoken in the north and the Proven al ... have conferred to French a more spender . ref Rivarol pp130 ref Afterwards, Rivarol examined the causes of the universality of the Frenchlanguage. The discovery of America , the passage to India , the invention ... of a common language. In his essay, Rivarol cited one by one the dominant languages ruling the European continent. Therefore, he demonstrated why these languages could not supersede the Frenchlanguage. German Rivarol began his statement by the language of Goethe . He blamed German people German people for having denied their own language during the 16th century. The French essayist declared ... complements from the French writer. Concerning the origins of the English language, Rivarol considered ... French The last and the most important part of Rivarol s essay was devoted to the Frenchlanguage ... himself into a demonstration full of nationalist passion for the progress of the Frenchlanguage ... adopted the Frenchlanguage. As regards the French pronunciation, Rivarol characterised it as sweet ..., language is the painting of our ideas. Therefore, the choice of the Frenchlanguage was not only ... America. French, in this case is depicted as the language of Peace. Criticisms A numerous critiques reproached Rivarol for the lack of impartiality in the defence of the Frenchlanguage ... of the FrenchLanguage Category Frenchlanguage Category French writers ... of German syntax that appeared to be an obstacle to the learning of this language. In addition, the glottal ... language as too rich and too hard at the same time . ref Rivarol pp 132 ref He praised the German ... neighbours in terms of art and literature, its language faced difficulties in finding a privileged ... more details
than ninety million Africans, it has regional variations, and is hardly similar to the Frenchlanguage ... of Creole language Creole languages based on French. As with all Creole languages, there are regional ... of the language. Today, linguists respect and study emerging languages. French Speakers in Africa ... understand the problematic, one needs to remember that on the one hand, French is a language imported ... nations, neither is it a foreign language for the most part of the African population, French is playing ... the official language by contact. Some sources talk about a second Frenchlanguage ref ... Paris III, 1998. ref or even an African Frenchlanguage . ref Dumont, Pierre. Le fran ais langue africaine, Paris l Harmattan 1990. ref On the other hand, Frenchlanguage did not settle everywhere ... high number of African languages and their specificities, the Frenchlanguage as spoken in Africa is remarkable for its similarities. Appropriation of the Frenchlanguage by the African .... We witness then a development of almost independent varieties of the Frenchlanguage, such as for example ... and English with elements of indigenous languages spoken in Cameroon. Indeed, the Frenchlanguage used ..., it is spoken by allophone speakers. As stated above, the FrenchLanguage in Black Africa sub saharan .... In Langue fran aise. N 104, 1994. pp. 11 19. ref French in sub Saharan Africa The Frenchlanguage ... methods pose a problem. Nonetheless, the surprising unity of the FrenchLanguage in Africa can be viewed ... the Frenchlanguage spoken in Africa experienced by linguists comes from the fact that it possesses ... and Swahili language Swahili which are in a permanent opposition to French. This crossing does not imply ... franlof . This is a mix of French and Wolof language Wolof most spoken language in Senegal which spreads ... of the structure of a local language with a narrowed lexical knowledge of French. The specific ... potential of its speakers who by reinventing the language show their deep knowledge of French. References ... more details
French literature Poet s who have written in the Frenchlanguage A Guillaume Apollinaire Louis Aragon Agrippa d Aubign Jacques Audiberti B Jean Antoine de Ba f Th odore de Banville Henri Auguste Barbier Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas Georges Bataille Charles Baudelaire Joachim du Bellay Remy Belleau Pierre Jean de B ranger B roul Aloysius Bertrand Maurice Blanchot Nicolas Boileau Despr aux Yves Bonnefoy Robert de Boron Louis Bouilhet Andr Breton Andr e Brunin C Placide Cappeau Francis Carco Jean Cayrol Blaise Cendrars Jean Chapelain Maurice Chappaz Ren Char Alain Chartier Charles Julien Lioult de Ch nedoll Jacques Chessex Paul Claudel Jean Cocteau Gabrielle de Coignard Louise Colet Fran ois Copp e Tristan Corbi re Charles Cotin Octave Cr mazie D F Ren Daumal Jean Daurat Jacques Delille Paul D roul de mile Deschamps Robert Desnos Philippe Desportes Sou loum Diagho David Diop Paul Dirmeikis Paul luard L on Paul Fargue Marie de France Martin le Franc G Theophile Gautier Jean Genet Am lie Gex Henri Gh on Jean Baptiste Louis Gresset Maurice de Gu rin Pernette Du Guillet Eug ne Guillevic H Adam de la Halle Jos Maria de Heredia Antoine H roet Victor Hugo J Max Jacob Francis Jammes tienne Jodelle Pierre Jean Jouve K Gustave Kahn Kama Sywor Kamanda Seyhan Kurt Tristan Klingsor L Louise Lab Pierre Labrie Jules Laforgue Alphonse de Lamartine Comte de Lautr amont Pierre Antoine Lebrun F lix Leclerc Leconte de Lisle Guillaume de Lorris Pierre Lou s Gherasim Luca M Guillaume de Machaut Fran ois de Malherbe St phane Mallarm Cl ment Marot Jean Marot Anne de Marquets Charles Maurras ... Roger Vitrac Vincent Voiture Voltaire See also French literature Francophone literature List of Frenchlanguage authors List of French novelists List of French people List of Canadians Lists of poets Category Frenchlanguage poets Category Lists of poets by languageFrench Category French poetry Category Frenchlanguage writers fr Liste de po tes de langue fran aise sk Zoznam po franc zsky p ucich ... more details
The Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada FrenchlanguageFrench Congr s de la langue fran aise au Canada was a scientific Convention meeting convention that met on three occasions, in 1912, 1937 and 1952, to discuss the situation of the Frenchlanguage in Canada and generally in North America and find solutions to ensure its survival. A fourth Congress entirely devoted to the francization refrancization of Quebec was held in 1957. First Congress June 24 to June 30, 1912 main First Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada The First Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada Premier Congr s de la langue fran aise au Canada was held at Universit Laval in Quebec City from June 24 to June 30, 1912. Its stated objective was to examine the questions raised by the defence, the culture and the development of the Frenchlanguage and literature in Canada ref CLFC 1912 . Premier Congr s de la langue fran aise au Canada. Qu bec, 24 30 juin, 1912. Compte rendu , Qu bec Imprimerie de l Action sociale, p. 31 ref . Second Congress June 27 to July 1st, 1937 main Second Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada The Second Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada Deuxi me Congr s de la langue fran aise au Canada was held at Universit Laval in Quebec City from June 27 to 1st July, 1937. The theme of the second congress was The French spirit in Canada, in our language, our laws, our habits L esprit fran ais au Canada, dans notre langue, dans nos lois, dans nos m urs . Third Congress June 18 to June 26, 1952 main Third Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada The Third Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada Troisi me Congr s de la langue fran aise au Canada was held in Quebec City, Montreal ... de la langue fran aise au Canada Guide du congressiste , Qu bec s.n., 96 p. Congress on the Frenchlanguage in Canada Category Quebec French Category Languages of the United States Category Acadia Category French Canada Category Organisation internationale de la Francophonie fr Congr s de la langue ... more details
Category see also Frenchlanguage films The following is a list of Frenchlanguage films , films mostly spoken in the Frenchlanguage . Expand list date February 2011 1900s class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by 1902 Le Voyage dans la Lune A Trip to the Moon Georges M li s 1910s class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by Year French title English title Directed by 1920s class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by Year French title English title Directed by 1930s class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by 1930 propos de Nice propos de Nice About Nice Jean Vigo 1931 Jean Taris, Swimming Champion Taris, roi de l eau Jean Taris, Swimming Champion Jean Vigo 1931 nous la libert Nous la Libert Freedom for Us Ren Clair 1933 Z ro de conduite Z ro de conduite Zero for Conduct Jean Vigo ... Andr Waksman 2010s class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by Year French title English title Directed by See also List of French films List of Quebec films DEFAULTSORT List Of FrenchLanguage Films Category Frenchlanguage films Category Lists of films by languageFrench ... class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by 1945 Les Enfants du Paradis Children ... Devil Sacha Guitry 1950s class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by 1951 ... Blows Fran ois Truffaut 1960s class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed ... Must Die Que la b te meure This Man Must Die Claude Chabrol 1970s class wikitable sortable Year French ... wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by 1980 Mon oncle d Am rique My American ... Yours Fran ois Truffaut 1984 Viva la vie Claude Lelouch 1984 P ril en la demeure Death in a French ... Tavernier 1990s class wikitable sortable Year French title English title Directed by 1990 ... le pont Patrice Leconte 1999 Une pour toutes Claude Lelouch 2000s class wikitable sortable Year French ... more details
French literature Chronological list of Frenchlanguage authors regardless of nationality , by date of birth. For an alphabetical list of writers of French nationality broken down by genre , see Category French writers French writers category . Middle Ages Turold eleventh century Wace 1110 c.1180 Chr tien de Troyes c.1135 c.1183 Richard I of England Richard the Lionheart Richard Coeur de Lion 1157 1199 Beno t de Sainte Maure twelfth century Le Ch telain de Couci d.1203 Jean Bodel 12th century c.1210 Conon de B thune c.1150 1220 Geoffroi de Villehardouin c.1160 c.1213 B roul c.1170 Thomas d Angleterre c.1170 Gace Brul c.1170 Marie de France c.1175 Gautier de Coincy 1177 8 1236 Gautier de Dargies c.1170 after 1236 Gautier d Espinal before July 1272 Gillebert de Berneville Floruit fl c.1255 Gontier de Soignies Floruit fl c.1180 1220 Guiot de Dijon Floruit fl c.1200 30 Perrin d Angicourt Floruit fl c.1245 50 Jean Renart fl. late 12th first half of 13th century Philippe de R mi died 1265 Philippe de R mi c.1205 c1265 Philippe de R mi died 1296 Philippe de Beaumanoir c.1247 c1296 Raoul de Soissons c.1215 1272 Richard de Fournival 1201 c.1260 Andrieu Contredit d Arras c.1248 Jehan le Cuvelier d Arras Floruit fl c.1240 70 Guillaume le Vinier Floruit fl c.1220 45 1245 Audefroi le B tard Floruit fl c.1200 1230 Jehan Bretel c.1200 1272 Jehan Erart c.1259 Moniot d Arras Floruit fl c.1250 75 Robert de Clari late twelfth century Blondel de Nesle late twelfth century Robert de Boron twelfth ... Portal French literature French literature Francophone literature Lists of list of Frenchlanguage poets Frenchlanguage poets , List of French novelists French novelists , list of French people French ... DEFAULTSORT List Of FrenchLanguage Authors Category Frenchlanguage writers Category Lists of writers by languageFrenchlanguage Category Frenchlanguage literature Authors ar ... Paul Adam French novelist Paul Adam 1862 1920 Georges Darien 1862 1921 Georges Feydeau 1862 1921 Maurice ... more details
General Delegation for the Frenchlanguage and the languages of France D l gation g n rale la langue fran aise et aux langues de France , DGLFLF is, in France, a unit of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Its mission is to lead, at the interdepartmental level, the language policy of France, concerning both the French and regional languages. History Created in 1989 under the name General Delegation for the Frenchlanguage DGLF , it became in 2001 the General Delegation for the Frenchlanguage and the languages of France to take into account regional languages. It was the successor of the Commissioner General to the Frenchlanguage aka High Commissioner to the Frenchlanguage , created in 1984 to replace the High Committee for defense and expansion of the Frenchlanguage , itself created in 1966 by General de Gaulle and renamed High Committee of the Frenchlanguage in 1973. Missions ..., the implementing decree of 1996 to enrich the Frenchlanguage and its provisions on the use of language. It coordinates with the General Commission of Terminology and Neologisms the development of terminology lists by the specialized committees of terminology and the French Academy ... the secretariat of the Supreme Council of the Frenchlanguage. It organizes an annual Week of the Frenchlanguage and French speakers in March. Under the departmental plan for overseas, the General Delegation of the Frenchlanguage and the languages of France Ministry of Culture and Communication ... on Wikibooks. List of Delegates General General delegates to the Frenchlanguage, then to the Frenchlanguage and the languages of France, were successively 1989 Bernard Cerquiglini 1993 Anne Magnant ... of the DGLFLF in French http franceterme.culture.fr FranceTerme website of FranceTerme French terminology, in French Category Frenchlanguage br D l gation g n rale la langue fran aise et aux langues ... to the general public on the internet. It participates in programs teaching French to migrants ... more details
or de facto language. Countries where French is an official language File Les 10 pays francophones ... to the CIA World factbook . Please note that French is not a de jure official language in Morocco and Algeria ... is a list of the 29 countries where FrenchlanguageFrench is an official language. Note that in most of these countries, French is not the only language, and therefore the population does not indicate ... entities where French is an official language class wikitable sortable width 030px Nr. width 200px Entity ... within countries where French is the official national language are not included in this list. The five ... , strived to reduce the use of French by implementing different arabisation policies. However, the language ... remains the language of the private sector and close contacts with France and other French speaking ... French as a de jure official language in 1991, but has like its northern neighbours kept it as the de facto second language. In Mauritius , English is considered the official language, however French is the dominant language of mass communications and business, the French based Mauritian Creole is the main native language and serves as the country s lingua franca. In the United States , French is de ... England but speakers can be found nationwide. French is the second most widely studied foreign language ... been a revivial of the Frenchlanguage in these three countries and French is used for international ... speaking, but French is commonly spoken, especially by Christians, and the language receives some ..., French stays the first foreign language in Lebanon. Indeed, 45 of the population is French speaking ... Location of Maghreb French is a second language in all countries of the Grand Maghreb except Libya ... 34200 16,400 50,600 Map showing countries where French is a de jure official language Image French official language world map.svg thumb 750x533px center Map showing countries where French is an official ... language Francophonie List of international organisations which have French as an official language ... more details
The List of Frenchlanguage television channels includes the following channels Belgium main List of television stations in Belgium Canada main List of Canadian television channels France main List of television stations in France Other countries class wikitable Country Name Owner rowspan 6 Flag Algeria Algeria TV Canal Alg rie Entreprise nationale de t l vision Entreprise nationale de t l vision Entreprise nationale de t l vision MC Oran TV MC Alger TV Paradou AC TV Flag Monaco T l Monte Carlo TMC TMC Monaco Flag Europe Euronews SOCEMIE Flagicon France Flagicon Germany Arte ARTE France & ARTE Deutschland rowspan 2 Flag Switzerland RTS Un rowspan 2 T l vision Suisse Romande RTS Deux See also Lists of television channels List of French television series List of Quebec television series Category Lists of television channels by languageFrench Category Frenchlanguage television ... more details
The First Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada FrenchlanguageFrench Premier Congr s de la langue ... the questions raised by the defence, the culture and the development of the Frenchlanguage ... au Canada SPFC resolved to organize and convoke a Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada to be held ... the Frenchlanguage in Canada , the organizers explicitly addressed their invitation to all the French .... In the general sessions, participants gave patriotic speeches on the Frenchlanguage and rapporteurs ... Committee of the Congresses on the Frenchlanguage in America whose purpose was to defend, to cultivate, extend, and develop the Frenchlanguage and literature in Canada and in general among ... of the vows, and the continuation of the work of the Congress on the Frenchlanguage in Canada ref ibid ... subjects, seven were concerned with the history of the Frenchlanguage in Canada, seven other pertained ... pertaining to language rights be formed that everywhere in Canada where important French speaking groups exist that the Frenchlanguage be maintained or established at the same level as English ... education in French and no longer be satisfied with only half an hour of French that the Frenchlanguage ... that bilingual schools in which French remains the general schooling language be built that a picture ... of Latin and Greek language Greek as being useful to the defence and mastery of French that Historical ..., make them love the Frenchlanguage through national and religious songs and tales that mothers make ... Baudoche by Maurice Barr s and Les Oberl by Ren Bazin that those who give life to Frenchlanguage ... encourage French Canadians and Acadians to use their language at all times in industrial and commercial ... use the Frenchlanguage that the preference be given to stores and industries that recognize and respect the rights of the Frenchlanguage. Notes Reflist Bibliography B langer, Michel 2009 . http www.ssjbmauricie.qc.ca ... au Canada Guide du congressiste , Qu bec s.n., 96 p. Congress on the Frenchlanguage in Canada ... more details
The Second Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada FrenchlanguageFrench Deuxi me Congr s de la langue ... of Universit Laval and president of the Second Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the First Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada Congress of 1912 ... of the National Holiday Quebec French Canadian National Day , but rather shortly after. The theme of the second congress was The French spirit in Canada, in our language, our laws, our habits L ... M. Paul Henri Guimont Vows The Second Congress of the FrenchLanguage in Canada concluded with the adoption ... on the spoken language of Franco Americans be set up that a greater number of local and regional history societies be founded that libraries be more numerous and more furnished that the language of advertising improve and be in proper French that scientific reviews be better supported and encouraged that a Board on the Frenchlanguage in Canada Office de la langue fran aise au Canada be set up, with the mandate ... no longer be restrained to literal translation that the rights of the Frenchlanguage be recognized ... be cultivated among the young people, that Frenchlanguage feminine associations be created in Canada ... on the FrenchLanguage in Canada Comit permanent des Congr s de la langue fran aise ..., Universit Laval, 47 p. Congress on the Frenchlanguage in Canada DEFAULTSORT Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada, 2 Category Quebec French Category Languages of the United States Category ... French Canadians, Acadians and Franco Americans and their various institutions, admitted as either protective ... 3 Section on spoken language colspan 3 President Cyrille F. Del ge br Secretary Lucien Talbot br Reporter tienne Blanchard colspan 3 Section on written language colspan 3 President Aegidius Fauteux ... d tude , 18 p. ref The seven vows of the language section expressed the desire of congress members ... of the French spirit of laws and interpretation methods that a commission be set up ... more details
The Third Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada FrenchlanguageFrench Troisi me Congr s de la langue fran aise au Canada was held in Quebec City , Montreal and Saint Hyacinthe , from June 18 to June 26, 1952. The theme of this third congress was Let us preserve our cultural heritage Conservons notre h ritage culturel . Organization The third Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada occurred only 15 years after the Second Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada second one held in 1937. The year 1952 corresponded to the 50th anniversary of foundation of the Soci t du parler fran ais au Canada SPFC , as well as the centenary of Universit Laval . Contrary to the congresses of 1912 and 1937, that of 1952 was organized by the Comit permanent de la survivance fran aise en Am rique CPSFA and not directly by the SPFC. The theme of this third congress was Let us preserve our cultural heritage Conservons notre h ritage culturel . The organizing committee, already at work in September 1951, was presided by abbot Adrien Verrette , president of the CPSFA. ref The other members appointed to the organizing committee were as vice presidents the president of the Mouvement national des Qu b coises et des Qu b cois F d ration des Soci t s Saint Jean Baptiste du Qu bec , Dr S. A. Grondin , the director ... vow pertained to the respect of the Frenchlanguage by the federal government and the ten provinces of Canada. The fourth vow was concerned with the quality of French on radio, television and cinema ..., volume 4, 390 p. Congress on the Frenchlanguage in Canada DEFAULTSORT Congress on the FrenchLanguage in Canada, 3 Category Quebec French Category Languages of the United States Category Acadia Category French Canada Category Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Category 1952 in Canada fr ... Section Presidence The survival of French Comit permanent de la survivance fran aise en Am rique Spoken French Soci t du parler fran ais French speaking countries Comit permanent de la survivance ... more details
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about films based on Frenchlanguage comics other languages List of films based on comics This is a list of films based on Frenchlanguage comics . It includes films that are Film adaptation adaptation s of Franco Belgian comics Francophone comics , and those films whose characters originated in those comics. Films Based on XIII comics XIII XIII miniseries XIII 2008 Based on The Adventures of Tintin The Crab with the Golden Claws film The Crab with the Golden Claws 1947 Tintin and the Golden Fleece 1961 Tintin and the Blue Oranges 1964 Tintin and the Temple of the Sun 1969 Tintin and the Lake of Sharks 1972 The Adventures of Tintin Secret of the Unicorn 2011 Based on Asterix Asterix the Gaul film Asterix the Gaul 1967 Asterix and Cleopatra film Asterix and Cleopatra 1968 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix 1976 Asterix Versus Caesar 1985 Asterix in Britain film Asterix in Britain 1986 Asterix and the Big Fight film Asterix and the Big Fight 1989 Asterix Conquers America 1994 Asterix films live Ast rix et Ob lix contre C sar 1999 Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar 1999 Asterix films live Ast rix & Ob lix Mission Cl op tre 2002 Asterix & Obelix Mission Cleopatra 2002 Asterix and the Vikings 2006 Ast rix at the Olympic Games film Ast rix at the Olympic Games 2008 Asterix & Obelix On Her Majesty s Service 2012 Asterix The Land of the Gods 2014 Based on Les Aventures extraordinaires d Ad le Blanc Sec The Extraordinary Adventures of Ad le Blanc Sec film The Extraordinary Adventures of Ad le Blanc Sec 2010 Based on Aya of Yop City Aya de Yopougon film Aya de Yopougon 2012 Based on Barbarella comics Barbarella Barbarella film Barbarella 1968 Based on Blueberry comics Blueberry Blueberry film ... List of films based on English language comics List of films based on manga Also related List of TV series based on Frenchlanguage comics List of films based on comic strips List of fiction works ... Superheroes Lives Internationals Category Films based on comics French Category Franco Belgian ... more details
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