Francophonie in the 1990s: Problems and Opportunities (Multilingual Matters (Series).) PDF
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"Francophonie" in the 1990's : Problems title: and Opportunities Multilingual Matters (Series) author: Ager, D. E. publisher: Multilingual Matters isbn10 | asin: 1853593249 print isbn13: 9781853593246 ebook isbn13: 9780585149684 language: English France--Civilization--20th century, France-- Relations--French-speaking countries, French-speaking countries--Relations-- subject France, Civilization, Modern--French influences, French language--Foreign countries. publication date: 1996 lcc: DC33.9.A67 1996eb ddc: 909/.0975410829 France--Civilization--20th century, France-- Relations--French-speaking countries, French-speaking countries--Relations-- subject: France, Civilization, Modern--French influences, French language--Foreign countries. Page iii 'Francophonie' in the 1990s Page iv Multilingual Matters Culture and Language Learning in Higher Education MICHAEL BYRAM (ed.) Distance Education for Language Teachers RON HOWARD and IAN McGRATH (eds) Educational Research in Europe JAMES CALDERHEAD (ed.) Ethnicity in Eastern Europe SUE WRIGHT (ed.) French for Communication 1979-1990 ROY DUNNING Intercultural Communication ROBERT YOUNG The Guided Construction of Knowledge NEIL MERCER Language, Education and Society in a Changing World TINA HICKEY and JENNY WILLIAMS (eds) Languages in Contact and Conflict SUE WRIGHT (ed.) Language Reclamation HUBISI NWENMELY Le ou La? The Gender of French Nouns MARIE SURRIDGE Mission Incomprehensible: The Linguistic Barrier to Effective Police Co-operation in Europe ROY D. INGLETON Please contact us for the latest book information: Multilingual Matters Ltd, Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon, Avon, England, BS21 7SJ Page v 'Francophonie' in the 1990s Problems and Opportunities Dennis Ager MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD Clevedon Philadelphia Adelaide Page vi Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 1-85359-324-9 (hbk) ISBN 1-85359-323-0 (pbk) Multilingual Matters Ltd UK: Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon, Avon BS21 7SJ. USA: 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007, USA. Australia: P.O. Box 6025, 83 Gilles Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Copyright © 1996 Dennis Ager All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed and bound in Great Britain by WBC Book Manufacturers Ltd Page vii CONTENTS Foreword ix Acknowledgements x Introduction 1 Part One 6 Contemporary Francophonie 1. The development of Francophonie 7 2. The distribution of contemporary Francophonie 22 Part Two 43 Problems of Contemporary Francophonie 3. Problems for French: language, culture and identity 44 4. The problem of English and other languages 63 5. The last colonies? The DOM-TOM 76 6. The economics of Francophonie 94 7. The organisation of Francophonie 117 Part Three 129 Opportunities for Francophonie 8. Africa 131 9. Asia and the Pacific 155 10. Europe 167 Conclusions 177 Appendix 194 References 205 Index 213 Page viii LIST OF TABLES 3.1 Speakers of world languages 44 6.1 Economic diversity in Francophonie 95 6.2 Trade within Francophonie 102 6.3 Bilateral aid flows in Francophonie in 1992 105 7.1 Organisations of Francophonie 120 7.2 Liaison Committee of Francophonie INGOs 122 Al Major languages of the world 194 A2 Francophonie in the world 195 A3 Summit meetings 199 A4 French Budget provisions as at January 1994 200 A5 France's external trade by country in 1993 202 A6 Elections in the DOM-TOM, 1993 and 1995 203 FIGURE 4.1 Typology of Francophonie 69
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