Dennis AGER is Professor of Modern Languages in the School of Languages and European Studies at Aston University.
Figures
vi
Tables and maps
vii
Acknowledgements
viii
Preface
ix
Introduction
1
(14)
Part 1: Insecurity
Territorial insecurity: fear of the regional languages
15
(27)
Fear mixed with pride: the myth of the hexagon
42
(21)
Social insecurity: fear of the social outsider
63
(23)
Fear mixed with guilt: the myth of inclusion
86
(12)
Americanophobia: fear of Franglais
98
(18)
Part 2: Identity
Identity and the status of French: the language of the Republic
116
(29)
Managing French to serve the state: stability, elasticity and polyvalency
145
(20)
Part 3: Image
Gaining influence and prestige: Francophonie, cultural relations and French abroad
165
(26)
Multilingualism: a policy for openness and diversity?
191
(15)
Conclusion
206
(17)
Notes
223
(19)
References
242
(7)
Index
249
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