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Franglais, Le: Forbidden English, Forbidden American - Law, Politics and Language in Contemporary France Philip Thody
Franglais, Le: Forbidden English, Forbidden American - Law, Politics and Language in Contemporary France
Philip Thody
A study of the attempt by French politicians to use the law to forbid the use of words of English and American origin. It compares some of these words and lists expressions in use in America and England which are difficult to render in French with some untranslatable French turns of speech.
310 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 16, 2001 |
| Original release date | 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780485121155 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 310 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 17 mm · 385 g |
| Language | English |
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