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Published 2007.
This state-of-the-art volume on French Applied Linguistics includes two introductory chapters, the first to introduce the past, present and future of
French in ...
Published 2007.
This state-of-the-art volume on French Applied Linguistics includes two introductory chapters, the first to introduce the past, present and future of
French in applied linguistics, and the second to review the history of French from a sociolinguistic perspective.
The six chapters of the first part cover the core aspects of the second language acquisition of French: Phonology, semantics/syntax, syntax/morphology,
pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and grammatical gender. The seven chapters of the second part explore the contribution of French in various subfields of
applied linguistics such as language ideology and foreign language pedagogy, corpus linguistics, and French Sign Language.
A chapter studies the role of affective variables on language learning, while another investigates natural language and lexical creativity. The chapters on
creole studies and applied linguistics in West Africa address issues in first and second language acquisition in complex sociolinguistic and political
contexts. The last chapter serves as an epilogue focusing on Louisiana, a region rich in linguistic history.
