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	French language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		French (français) is the third largest of the Romance languages in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish and Portuguese, being spoken by about 87 million people as a mother tongue, and altogether by some 182 million people, which includes second-language speakers who use French for daily communication.
		The earliest extant text in French is the Oaths of Strasbourg from 842; Old French became a literary language with the chansons de geste that told tales of the paladins of Charlemagne and the heroes of the Crusades.
		French has been the only official language of Quebec since 1974, although it is commonly (and incorrectly) believed that the designation of French as the sole official language occurred in 1977 with the adoption of the Charter of the French Language (which is popularly referred to as Bill 101).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_language (3830 words)

	France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marianne is a symbol of the French Republic.
		French Brie, the area where the famous Brie cheese is produced, is the part of Brie that was annexed to the royal demesne, as opposed to Champagne Brie (Brie champenoise) which was annexed by Champagne.
		Although commonly associated with the French Revolution and suggested by Robespierre in December, 1790, France's motto, "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" was not adopted until the Revolutions of 1848 in France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/France (6041 words)

	Text / The Complete Military History of France
		Thousands of French women find out what it's like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline.
		After having their way with the French for 70 years, the Norse are bribed by a French King named Charles the Simple (really!) who gave them Normandy in return for peace.
		The French consider the departure of the French from Algeria in 1962-63, after 130 years on colonialism, as a French victory and especially consider C. de Gaulle as a hero for 'leading' said victory over the unwilling French public who were very much against the departure.
	www.albinoblacksheep.com /text/france.html (1136 words)

	Why Study French
		French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English.
		French thought played a dominant role among the founders of the United States in the 18th century, and it continues to shape America today through the influence of such intellectual currents as post-structuralism and post-modernism.
		The French economy is one of the strongest in the world and is increasingly a leader in technological innovation.
	www.fll.vt.edu /French/whyfrench.html (1301 words)

	French Surname DNA Project
		The purpose of this project is to identify the different lines of the French Family surname worldwide.
		They are leaders in their field as well as being associated with Dr. Michael Hammer, Ph.D., Geneticist, associate research scientist in the Division of Biotechnology at the University of Arizona.
		All of the information about the French Surname DNA Project and how you may participate is available in an Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF file.
	dnafrench.tripod.com (494 words)

	French
		While 30% of French citizens speak English, according to a recent Eurobarometer study, speaking a language is quite different from surfing in it.
		French car manufacturer Peugeot- Citroen recently announced that it is considering joining Internet portals set up by the global car industry for the purchase of raw materials, parts, and so on.
		French consumers, like their US counterparts, seem to be hooked on online auctions.
	www.glreach.com /gbc/fr/french.php3 (1462 words)

	Fluent French
		In French magazines the beginning of an article is often reused verbatim as the squib which appears in the table of contents.
		French acronyms (called acronymes and sigles in French) have a different-less aesthetic to me at first-ring to them than English ones: SMEREP is the Société mutualiste des étudiants de la région parisienne (Student's Mutual Insurance Company of the Greater Paris Area).
		The plural of an acroynym is unchanged in French:
	www.signiform.com /french/ff.htm (16103 words)

	French Language Activities at EnchantedLearning.com
		Print a set of French shape-to-word matching dominoes; each tile has a shape picture and a French shape word on it (cercle, triangle, carré, rectangle, ovale, coeur, and étoile).
		Label the kitchen utensils in French, including the mixing bowl, spatula, whisk, grater, cake pan, rolling pin, measuring cup, and oven mitt.
		Label the short weather phrases in French, including: It is cold, hot, beautiful, raining, snowing, windy, stormy, cloudy, and sunny.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /themes/french.shtml (2353 words)

	Welcome to the French Department at Berkeley
		The dedicated and creative teachers and scholars in our department share a commitment to excellence of instruction, whether it be in a first year French class, a specialized course for majors (all of which are taught in French), a course on French literature in translation, or an advanced graduate seminar.
		For its undergraduate majors and minors and its graduate students the Berkeley French Department provides thorough coverage in the traditional, historically based divisions of French literature and culture, as well as in Francophone literatures.
		French film series organized both by our department and at the Pacific Film Archive complement our academic programs and offerings.
	french.berkeley.edu (609 words)

	French
		French is a member of the Romance language group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European languages.
		It is the language of the people of France and is also spoken in parts of Belgium and Switzerland.
		French has 51,000,000 first language speakers in France; 6,000,000 in Canada, 1,100,000 in USA, 40,000 in Israel.
	www.flw.com /languages/french.htm (71 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- French Guiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities.
		Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops.
		French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/fg.html (585 words)

	Technorati Tag: french
		Learn French with the Rosetta Stone Learn to read, speak, write and understand the French language with Rosetta Stone's award-winning software.
		Learn French in France - Links and Info Study French in France at some of great universities and language academies.
		March 28th, 2006 French Market Soup in a Jar Soup mix in a jar using layers of several different dried beans.
	www.technorati.com /tag/french (501 words)

	Yamada Language Center: French WWW guide
		French is offered at University of Oregon by the Department of Romance Languages.
		French Assistant This site aims to help you learn French online.
		French 198 "Special Topics in French" Coastline Community College, in Fountain Valley, California, French 198
	babel.uoregon.edu /yamada/guides/french.html (284 words)

	Resources for Learning French
		The course starts in French from the first instant, and is built around a story that involves the kinds of day to day activities that are often neglected in literary-oriented language courses.
		In learning French, I found that the most difficult words to master were what I came to call "linguistic glue," the adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions that link verbs and nouns into complete sentences.
		I've found that keeping this card at hand while reading French documents saves an enormous amount of time compared to flipping through a dictionary, and is an excellent way to commit these words and their usage to memory.
	www.fourmilab.ch /francais/lfrench.html (4604 words)

	Oxford Journals \| Humanities \| French History
		French History offers an important international forum for everyone interested in the latest research in the subject.
		It provides a broad perspective on contemporary debates from an international range of scholars, and covers the entire chronological range of French history from the early Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
		French History includes articles covering a wide range of enquiry across the arts and social sciences, as well as across historical periods, and a book reviews section that is essential reference for any serious student of French history.
	fh.oxfordjournals.org (127 words)

	Ethnologue 14 report for language code:FRN
		There is a variety on the northwest end of St. Barthélemy, west of but not including Gustavia, similar to Cajun French of the USA, which may or may not be a French dialect (Julianne Maher 1997).
		An estimated 20% of the population speak French in their daily lives, and up to 65% of the population can read and converse in French.
		French is only spoken by about 11% of the population of Channel Islands, mainly older people.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=FRN (471 words)

	English - French Translation Games , Activities and Quiz
		A French self-study course with basic conversational skills.
		Translate food and drink names from French to English.
		Translate fruit and vegetable names from French to English.
	www.syvum.com /squizzes/french (311 words)

	French Language Course Pages
		The following French course is intended to allow you to understand written French (newspapers, articles, magazines, signs on the road during your next trip in France, etc.) and to write a letter to a French friend or correspondent.
		I would have liked to teach you spoken French but unfortunately, the Web is not the good medium for that.
		In the first five lessons, I will especially focus on the grammatical aspects of the French language in order to be able to go into conversations rapidly.
	www.jump-gate.com /languages/french (312 words)

	Frenchculture.org: French Culture and Education in the USA
		Bernard Lacoste, who inherited the Lacoste fashion company from his father, the French tennis champion René Lacoste, and directed its international expansion into a billion-dollar company recognizable by its signature crocodile logo, died this week in Paris.
		For her latest film, French director Claire Denis adapted a book by French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy about his heart transplant.
		The French author of "The Possibility of an Island" (Knopf, May 2006) is an old-style enfant terrible: more lecherous than Pepys; more bibulous than Hemingway.
	www.frenchculture.org (838 words)

	WWW Resources for French as a Second Language Learning
		It was written by a team of professors at the Second Language Institute of the University of Ottawa and was published by Prentice Hall in 1997.
		French activities and resources for young learners and teachers including tips for parents, links, online activities, printouts, games and songs.
		This site is published by the Fondation Napoléon, is accessible in French and English, and is dedicated to the study of the civil, military, social and artistic works of the First and Second French Empires.
	aix1.uottawa.ca /~weinberg/french.html (2228 words)

	French electronic dictionary and language translators. French - other languages dictionaries.
		Featuring over 14,000 phrases it can voice in French and English, this unmatched phrasebook is a must-have for international travelers, helping them to navigate foreign language terrain and communicate efficiently.
		French trilingual model includes six extensive dictionaries, with popular idioms and useful phrases, which make it a great translation tool and an affordable language learning solution.
		It instantly translates 35,000 English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish travel-oriented phrases divided by activity and speaks the translation aloud.
	french.dictionaries.ectaco.com (4028 words)

	FrenchQuarter.com: The Essential Guide to New Orleans' Oldest Neighborhood
		In the French Quarter everything is different and everything is the same.
		The French Quarter, the historic heart of the city, suffered wind and rain damage but no significant flooding.
		French Quarter walking tours, Plantation Tours, Katrina Education Tours, Southern Comfort Tours, even Swamp Tours with professional tourguides.
	www.frenchquarter.com (397 words)

	France Hotels, Paris Hotels and the France Travel Guide - France.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Corsica (French: Corse; Corsican: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus).
		France's monument to its war heroes and victims, l' Hotel des Invalides' is one of the most striking monuments of the French capital.
		Salman Rushdie is among a dozen writers to have put their names to a statement in a French weekly paper warning against Islamic "totalitarianism".
	www.france.com (1029 words)

	French (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gastronomy and Food Glossary in French - Swedish - English.
		This exhaustive collection of nearly 500 electronic French dictionaries, glossaries and wordlists gives access to hundreds of thousands of words, terms and expressions.
		Combined with a CD-delivered lexical database such as TERMIUM and your choice of paper dictionary, a picture-based dictionary (with detailed drawings), it is a fitting and complete tool for all, from student to professional translator.
	dictionary.reference.com /others/Translation/F/French (208 words)

	French Speakers, French Language Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area
		French Speakers, French Language Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area
		Meet local French language and culture lovers for conversation and fun!
		Come to a French Language Meetup and make new amis as you practice speaking, build your vocabulary and finally figure out those verb conjugations!
	french.meetup.com (78 words)

	1st for French Property offer properties and houses for sale in France
		French property for sale in all regions of France including Normandy, Brittany, Aquitaine, Provence, and the Languedoc.
		Private owners are welcome to advertise, and over 70 immobiliers use our property portal to market their properties.
		We are waiting to help you find that French property.
	www.1st-for-french-property.co.uk (437 words)

	French Institute Alliance Française, New York City \| French Classes \| Library \| Cultural Events \| French Films, ...
		Our Library, cherished by members, is the leading private French library in the United States.
		We offer over 200 courses in French language and culture for all levels and interests.
		All French Classes, the Language Center, Haskell Library, and Administrative Offices have returned to 22 East 60th Street.
	www.fiaf.org (420 words)

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