The French Reaction: An ecological approach to language policy in metropolitan France

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Linguistics (MA)

Hofstee, Peter (2017)

The French Reaction: An ecological approach to language policy in metropolitan France

Master thesis | Linguistics (MA)

This dissertation discusses French language policy from an ‘ecology of language’ perspective. By adopting a broad definition of language policy and applying Spolsky’s (2004, 2005) forces of language policy, consisting of (1) sociolinguistic situation, (2) national identity, (3) globalisation and the spread of English, and (4) interest in linguistic pluralism, to the case of France, it is argued that instead of approaching this case of language policy as a highly successful example of French standardisation, it is more attentive to the linguistic diversity of France to regard it as a case of languages loss, or even a case of systematic ‘linguicide’.

applied linguistics

language policy and planning

language ecology

sociology of language

linguistic interventionism