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Les Chroniques de langage and the development of linguistic purism in Québec (2016)
Journal Article
Walsh, O. (2016). Les Chroniques de langage and the development of linguistic purism in Québec. Nottingham French Studies, 55(2), 132-157. https://doi.org/10.3366/nfs.2016.0145

The second half of the twentieth century has seen the emergence in Québec of a number of societies for the protection or promotion of the French language. Since the 1990s, new societies have increasingly been established online, with older ones also... Read More about Les Chroniques de langage and the development of linguistic purism in Québec.

‘Les anglicismes polluent la langue française’. Purist attitudes in France and Quebec (2013)
Journal Article
Walsh, O. (2014). ‘Les anglicismes polluent la langue française’. Purist attitudes in France and Quebec. Journal of French Language Studies, 24(3), 423-449. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959269513000227

It is often claimed that France is a particularly purist country; the Acad´emie franc¸aise is seen to be representative of a purist outlook and popular works such as ´Etiemble’s attack on English influence Parlez vous franglais? (´Etiemble, 1964) hav... Read More about ‘Les anglicismes polluent la langue française’. Purist attitudes in France and Quebec.