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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). For the history of the French language, the most important of these groups are the Franks in northern France, the Alemanni in the German/French border, the Burgundians in the Rhone valley and the Visigoths in the Aquitaine region and Spain. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_language   (4018 words)

Swiss German language: Articles on Swiss German language (current) from Fablis Online Encyclopedia Swiss German is intelligible to speakers of other Alemannic dialects, but usually not intelligible to speakers of Standard German (which includes French- or Italian-speaking Swiss who learn Standard German at school). Swiss dialects have borrowed quite a few words from French, which are perfectly assimilated. Swiss dialects are an essential part of the local cultural identity, which goes in some places down to the local village or cultural subgroup level (the upper class of Basel has their special dialect as well as the farmers of Adelboden). encyclopedia.fablis.com /index.php/Swiss_German   (4018 words)

Swiss French - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The differences between Swiss French and French French are mostly difference in vocabulary and both languages are almost entirely mutually intelligible: a Swiss French speaker would have no trouble understanding a French speaker, while a French speaker would encounter only a few words unknown to him while listening to a Swiss French speaker. Swiss French is not to be confused with Swiss French does not differ from the French of France to the same extent that en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swiss_French   (4018 words)

French Sign Language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia French Sign Language (langue des signes française or LSF) is the sign language of the deaf in the nation of France. French sign language flourished from this point until the late 1800s at which point a schism between the manualist and oralist schools of thought had long developed. French sign language is frequently, though mistakenly, attributed to the work of Charles Michel de l'Épée (l'abbé de l'Épée). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Sign_Language   (469 words)

French language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia French is an official language of New Brunswick, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. 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 (French: français) is the third of the Romance languages in terms of number of speakers, after Spanish and Portuguese, being spoken by about 67 million people as a mother tongue, and altogether by some 128 million francophones, which includes second-language speakers who use French for daily communication. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_language   (3920 words)

French language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia French is an official language of New Brunswick, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. For the history of the French language, the most important of these groups are the Franks in northern France, the Alemanni in the German/French border, the Burgundians in the Rhone valley and the Visigoths in the Aquitaine region and Spain. 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. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_language   (3920 words)

Sign language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign languages develop in deaf communities, which can include interpreters and friends and families of deaf people as well as people who are deaf or hearing-impaired themselves. Sign languages are not simple pantomime, and they are not a visual rendition of a simplified version of any spoken language. A sign language (also signed language) is a language which uses manual communication instead of sound to convey meaning - simultaneously combining handshapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's thoughts. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sign_language   (1816 words)

Cajun French - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cajun French is a dialect of the French language, spoken primarily in the U.S. state of Louisiana, particularly in St. The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) was established during the late 1960s to promote the preservation of French language and culture in Louisiana. The primary region where Cajun French is spoken is called Acadiana (not to be confused with Acadia, which refers to the region where Acadian French is spoken). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cajun_French   (796 words)

French Canadian - Open Encyclopedia It is the sole official language of Quebec and one of the official languages of New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. French Canadian contributions were essential in securing responsible government for the Canadas and in undertaking Canadian Confederation. French Canadian (or Franco-Canadian) is a term that refers to francophone inhabitants of Canada. open-encyclopedia.com /French-Canadian   (721 words)

French language - Simple English Wikipedia French is the language spoken in France, Canada, Southern Belgium, Luxembourg (as well as German and Letzebuergisch) and Western Switzerland. French is a Romance language, which means that it comes from Latin. Latin language was changing and in medieval France it changed into two accents or languages: langue d'oc and langue d'oil. simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_language   (721 words)

French Sign Language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia French sign language flourished from this point until the late 1800s at which point a schism between the manualist and oralist schools of thought had long developed. French Sign Language (langue des signes française or LSF) is the sign language of the deaf in the nation of France. He is said to have discovered sign language by total accident, having ducked into a nearby house to escape the rain, he fell upon a pair of twin sisters, deaf, and was struck by the richness and complexity of the language that they used to communicate among themselves and the deaf Parisian community. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Sign_Language   (721 words)

French language French is an official language of New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and is the sole official language of Québec. The earliest extant textin French is the Oath of Strasbourg from 842 ; Old French became a literary language withthe chansons de geste that told tales of the paladins of Charlemagne and the heroes of the Crusades. French grammar shares several notable features with most other Romance languages, including: www.therfcc.org /RFCC/french-language-165.html   (721 words)

French (language) French is an official language of New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and is the sole official language of Québec. The earliest extant textin French is the Oath of Strasbourg from 842 ; Old French became a literary language withthe chansons de geste that told tales of the paladins of Charlemagne and the heroes of the Crusades. French grammar shares several notable features with most other Romance languages, including: www.therfcc.org /french-language--1407.html   (721 words)

French language - free-definition French is an official language of New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and is the sole official language of Quebec. French is the 11th most spoken language in the world, spoken by about 77 million people (called Francophones) as a mother tongue, and 128 million including second language speakers, in 1999. The earliest extant text in French is the Oath 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. www.free-definition.com /French-language.html   (721 words)

French language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia French is one of Canada 's two official languages, with English; various provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms deal with the right of Canadians to access services in English and French all across Canada. French is the 11th most spoken language in the world, spoken by about 77 million people (called French grammar shares several notable features with most other Romance languages, including: en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_language   (721 words)

French language - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about French language French developed from Latin as spoken in Gaul and was established as a distinct language by the 9th century. Crawley, as a diplomatist, was exceedingly proud of his own skill in speaking the French language (for he was of the world still), and not a little pleased with the compliments which the governess continually paid him upon his proficiency. French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools encyclopedia.farlex.com /French+language   (417 words)

MSN Encarta - French Language It was the court language of Naples; German princes and barons maintained French-born tutors who taught it to their children, and in England for the two centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066, French strongly rivaled English as the spoken language of the land and almost supplanted it as the literary language. French Language, a member of the Romance language group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European languages. One of the most important steps toward standardizing and otherwise improving the French language was the compilation, in the 17th century, of a dictionary by the French Academy, a literary society formed in 1635 by the statesman and cardinal Richelieu. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577987/French_Language.html   (1411 words)

Old French Sign Language -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Old French Sign Language is not related to (The earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century) Old French, which was spoken from roughly 1000 to 1300AD. Old French Sign Language was the language of the (additional info and facts about Deaf community) Deaf community in Paris in the (additional info and facts about 18th century) 18th century. A contempory of the Abbe de l'Epée who was himself deaf, Pierre Desloges, did partially describe Old French Sign Language, in what was possibly the first book ever to be published by a deaf person (1779). www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/old_french_sign_language.htm   (475 words)

French language French is an official language of New Brunswick, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. 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). 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. www.punweb.com /article/French_language   (3619 words)

Cajun French - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cajun French is a dialect of the French language, spoken primarily in the American state of Louisiana. The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) was established during the late 1960s to promote the preservation of French language and culture in Louisiana. The primary region where Cajun French is spoken is called Acadiana (not to be confused with Acadia, which refers to the region where Acadian French is spoken). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cajun_French   (3619 words)

St. Edward's University French is the official second language of the European Union, which created the eurodollar in 1999 in order to better compete on the world market. French is the official second language of all of Canada. The official second language of Louisiana is French, since 1968. www.stedwards.edu /hum/lang/french/french.html   (181 words)

French language - Enpsychlopedia French is an official language of New Brunswick, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. For the history of the French language, the most important of these groups are the Franks in northern France, the Alemanni in the German/French border, the Burgundians in the Rhone valley and the Visigoths in the Aquitaine region and Spain. French ( français, spelled françois until 1835, both pronounced [fʀɑ̃sɛ] in standard French, but often heard pronounced [fʀɑ̃se]), or French language ( langue française, formerly langue françoise, both pronounced [lɑ̃g fʀɑ̃sɛz]), is the third of the Romance languages in terms of number of speakers, after Spanish and Portuguese. www.grohol.com /wiki/French_language   (181 words)

American Sign Language Because of the French education, sixty-percent of ASL signs are from Old French Sign Language. American Sign Language was the basis for deaf education in America; the language represents the history of the culture. It was not until William Stokoe proved that ASL was a language, that sign language was used again in the classroom. www.east-buc.k12.ia.us /02_03/CE/jr/asl.htm   (690 words)

Old_French_Sign_Language Old French Sign Language was the language of the Deaf community in Paris in the 18th century. French Sign Language is a direct descendant of Old French Sign Language. Our earliest records of the language are in the work of the Abbé de l'Epée, who developed a 'methodical sign system', borrowing some signs that were used by deaf people in Paris in the 1750s. www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Old_French_Sign_Language   (385 words)

Cajun French: Creoles: Creole Language: French: Cajuns French was the language of everyday life and government in Louisiana into the 19th century. Cajun French is a close enough variant of the French language to use standard orthography in most cases. As their children were humiliated and punished in schools for speaking the language of their ancestors, Cajuns and black Creoles alike were convinced that the French dialects they spoke were cultural, social, political and economic liabilities. ccet.louisiana.edu /Cajun_French_and_Creole.html   (1413 words)

French language Cajun French derives primarily from a mixture of Acadian French, Creole French, standard nineteenth-century French, and English. Overall, only about thirty-one percent of present-day Cajuns speak French as their primary language. In 1916, however, the state board of education banned the use of French in public classrooms; in 1921 legislators confirmed the ban in a new state constitution. www.cajunculture.com /Other/french.htm   (369 words)

Acadian - free-definition The flag of the Acadians is the French tricolor with a golden star in the blue section, which symbolizes the Blessed Virgin Mary, the "Star of the Sea". Some of the Acadians who were deported in 1755 were encouraged by the French king to settle in Louisiana, where their descendants, the Cajuns, have become a dominant cultural influence in many a Louisiana parish. Acadians are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. www.free-definition.com /Acadian.html   (369 words)

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