French As A Native Language

Task: Describe the variations in the levels of literacy in Old Regime France and trace these variations over time. Analyze the factors that promoted or discouraged the spread of literacy.

Language can be seen as a communication barrier for some. Sometimes it may be difficult to talk to a customer, distant relative, or just a person walking down the street asking for directions. Now imagine a world where every single human being spoke the same language; a place where your distant relative from another country suddenly speaks the same language as you and you can begin to appreciate or dislike them even more; where now you are connected to billions of people who you can easily communicate with; where one universal language can now progress humankind.

This research paper will be looking into and discussing, whether or not the French language in Quebec is still under threat. This project will discuss the existence of a threat to French language, and its culture. Also look into possible reasons why people may believe that there is a threat or not.

Historically, France has had a much harder and rockier road to established democracy than America. France’s government has been through many phases characterized as the Five Republics. The constitution of the Fifth Republic (which is in place today) was drawn up several weeks after Gen. Charles de Gaulle was invested as the last prime minister of the Fourth Republic. The new constitution, which was adopted by an 80 percent vote in a popular referendum held in September 1958, was tailor made for de Gaulle. It contained much of what the past four republics had such as both a president and prime minister, as well as a bicameral legislature in the form of the National Assembly and the Senate(4). It is important to note here that France has both a president and a prime minister thus making the Head of Government and Chief of Staff two separate roles, respectively. This is what makes France a semi-presidential system

Canada is one of many countries today that speak French. One of the provinces in Canada, Québec, though there can be some people who speak English, mainly speak French. Where the official language is French, many citizens, typically those of which that live in the metropolitan region of Montréal, become bilingual and learn both French and English.

I speak a bit of French, because you are required to learn that in my country (Canada).

How does our native language affect we think about the world and our place in it? How is speaking more than one language difficult? Tom Munnecke’s purpose was talking about how learning many languages frustrated him, and how each language frustrated him. Each of these languages he saw as “shells,” and he goes on to talk about each language and its limitations and/or opportunities. The audience for Nothing is Missing are people who are interested in learning one, or more than one, different language. This article could also apply to people who are already bilingual, or already know multiple languages. Munecke would like people who are interested in learning more than one language to know how the first language we speak affects the way we

In an ever changing world we have seen the number and complexity of languages become reduced. In a Wall Street Journal article entitled What the World Will Speak in 2115, John H. McWhorter advocates for the world to see these changes as necessary and a way for communication worldwide to become more efficient and simplified. McWhorter shows how language has been streamlined for centuries as a way for citizens to adapt rather than viewed as an extinction of culture. Modern English is likely to become the dominant language worldwide but more so for the fact that it can be easily learned and is open to transformation with the times. Despite the fears of a world where lingual diversity is reduced, McWhorter suggests that there will still be variation to promote culture and communication with people from all backgrounds will be easier. The following is a summary and analysis of McWhorter’s main points describing the simplification of language. Following the summary of main points will be a hypothetical situation in what the world language could consist of 100 years from now.

In addition, France was descended from Latin and considered a romantic language. Although, the language was not officially declared until 1992. The French language was spread around the world by French colonial and mercantile efforts and French is now a lingua franca, which means language of trade and diplomacy. Furthermore, Basque is a minority language that is spoken in metropolitan France. It was the most unique language in France. Basque survived the influence of Latin and is also the only language in southwestern Europe to survive. The influence was brought about by the Roman Empire and the spread of the Roman Catholic Church. Although Basque is not a written language, it has been in use among people since the 16th century. France’s

While the government system that was in placed by Louis XIV start to have financial issues caused by the many military campaigns and many ambitious projects during the 18th century and started the French Revolution. After the French Revolution, which took place in during the late 1700’s, the government went through many changes. The different monarchical governments were restoration of Louis XVIII, Napoleon Empire, Louis Philippe reign. With the early changes of the country they didn’t fully become a strong structured government until after both world wars. During the year of 1958 the fifth republic was formed and General de Gaulle became their prime minister later that year. Not too far in the future, the people of France utilized a ballot

France doesn't simply have diverse societies; "society" really originates from France. French is the predominant dialect of the nation's 66 million occupants, yet there are various variations taking into account area. French, the official dialect, is the first dialect of 88 percent of the populace, as indicated by the BBC. French is the second most generally learned remote dialect on the planet, with just about 120 million understudies, as per the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development. Around 3 percent of the populace communicates in German tongues and there is a little gathering of Flemish speakers in the upper east, as per the BBC. Arabic is the third-biggest minority

The French Republic is a sovereign state comprising territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. As a member of G7 France ranked as the world’s seventh largest economy. It also has the mixed economy which combines private enterprise and government intervention. France’s economics are unstable, but it is still very competitive in the world. The reason why its economics is denounced is because its high unemployment rate and its extremely unstable CPI.

The current French political system was developed in 1958, with the creation of the fifth republic, which was introduced by Charles de Gaulle. The purpose of the new constitution of the fifth republic was to increase the power of the president while decreasing the power of parliament. Since the establishment of the fifth republic France has held mostly a two party system leading to many majority

France has a somewhat similar political system to the US. They have a President, known as the President of the Republic. The French President serves a five year term, unlike the US President which only serves a four year term. However both the French and US Presidents can only serve a two terms. France just finished an

The French are all about preserving their culture and being individualized. They often take great pride in the French products and the French style, and believe in keeping the French culture “pure” so they also limit the amount of foreign goods that are being imported. But during the World Wars the French began to allow foreigners to immigrate into France to take jobs due to an increase in job shortages. The immigration from the World Wars added to the diversity of the French culture. Ever since the 1850’s there has been a steady flow of immigration into France, and now nine percent of the French population is made up of immigrants (Gofen 62). The break down of the cultures in France is eighty-five percent of the French population is Roman