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French language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). 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. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_language   (3830 words)

France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Marianne is a symbol of the French Republic. 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 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. 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. 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. www.albinoblacksheep.com /text/france.html   (1136 words)

Fluent French The plural of an acroynym is unchanged in French: 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). In French magazines the beginning of an article is often reused verbatim as the squib which appears in the table of contents. www.signiform.com /french/ff.htm   (16103 words)

Why Study French 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. French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English. 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 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. While 30% of French citizens speak English, according to a recent Eurobarometer study, speaking a language is quite different from surfing in it. French consumers, like their US counterparts, seem to be hooked on online auctions. www.glreach.com /gbc/fr/french.php3   (1462 words)

French French is a member of the Romance language group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European languages. French has 51,000,000 first language speakers in France; 6,000,000 in Canada, 1,100,000 in USA, 40,000 in Israel. Also in Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Haiti, French Guiana, Monaco, Austria, Africa, Southwest Asia, French Polynesia, other former colonies. www.flw.com /languages/french.htm   (71 words)

French Surname DNA Project The purpose of this project is to identify the different lines of the French Family surname worldwide. All of the information about the French Surname DNA Project and how you may participate is available in an Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF file. You can also search the archive of past French List posts. dnafrench.tripod.com   (494 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)

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)

Oxford Journals Humanities French History 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. 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. fh.oxfordjournals.org   (127 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 short weather phrases in French, including: It is cold, hot, beautiful, raining, snowing, windy, stormy, cloudy, and sunny. Label the kitchen utensils in French, including the mixing bowl, spatula, whisk, grater, cake pan, rolling pin, measuring cup, and oven mitt. www.enchantedlearning.com /themes/french.shtml   (2353 words)

Technorati Tag: french March 28th, 2006 French Market Soup in a Jar Soup mix in a jar using layers of several different dried beans. 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. www.technorati.com /tag/french   (501 words)

CIA - The World Factbook -- French Guiana French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. CIA - The World Factbook-- French Guiana www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/fg.html   (585 words)

Ethnologue 14 report for language code:FRN French is only spoken by about 11% of the population of Channel Islands, mainly older people. 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. 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). www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=FRN   (471 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)

French This exhaustive collection of nearly 500 electronic French dictionaries, glossaries and wordlists gives access to hundreds of thousands of words, terms and expressions. Gastronomy and Food Glossary in French - Swedish - English. This dictionary contains about 9000 swedish and about 15,000 french words. dictionary.reference.com /others/Translation/F/French   (208 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)

Frenchculture.org: French Culture and Education in the USA 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. 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. www.frenchculture.org   (838 words)

WWW Resources for French as a Second Language Learning 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. French activities and resources for young learners and teachers including tips for parents, links, online activities, printouts, games and songs. Links for French, other languages and professional developments. aix1.uottawa.ca /~weinberg/french.html   (2228 words)

Oxford Journals Humanities French Studies French Studies is published on behalf of the Society for French Studies. The journal publishes articles and reviews spanning all areas of the subject, including language and linguistics (historical and contemporary), all periods and aspects of literature in France and the French-speaking world, thought and the history of ideas, cultural studies, film, and critical theory. fs.oxfordjournals.org   (72 words)

French Food And Cook : cuisine and recipes from France French Food And Cook : cuisine and recipes from France www.ffcook.com   (10 words)

France Hotels, Paris Hotels and the France Travel Guide - France.com Corsica (French: Corse; Corsican: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus). Salman Rushdie is among a dozen writers to have put their names to a statement in a French weekly paper warning against Islamic "totalitarianism". France's monument to its war heroes and victims, l' Hotel des Invalides' is one of the most striking monuments of the French capital. www.france.com   (1029 words)

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

French electronic dictionary and language translators. French - other languages dictionaries. 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. 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. 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 The French Quarter, the historic heart of the city, suffered wind and rain damage but no significant flooding. In the French Quarter everything is different and everything is the same. French Quarter walking tours, Plantation Tours, Katrina Education Tours, Southern Comfort Tours, even Swamp Tours with professional tourguides. www.frenchquarter.com   (397 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. We are waiting to help you find that French property. 1st for French Property offer properties and houses for sale in France www.1st-for-french-property.co.uk   (437 words)

Untitled Document The French News Stand at the recent French property show in the Olympia, London attracted a great deal of attention. French News will be in London again at the next show. French News - National and Regional News from France www.french-news.com   (110 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 Come to a French Language Meetup and make new amis as you practice speaking, build your vocabulary and finally figure out those verb conjugations! Meet local French language and culture lovers for conversation and fun! french.meetup.com   (78 words)

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