The noted linguist Henriette Walter is a well known media figure in France, who has used her extensive range of scholarly work to take a stance in the current debate on the French language and to debunk the idea that the language is under threat. This bilingual volume makes Mme Walter's approach accessible to English speakers and provides reactions to it from a number of scholars working in British universities.
Implications pour une th orie de l' volution des langues.
La dimension politique de l'emprunt et la r action fran ais. Itin raires tymologiques. The Vocabulary of Modern French. Her research interests are multilingualism and language policy in Europe. While adopting a systematic approach, it does full justice to the inventiveness of modern French.