The battle of feminism and 'bon usage:' instituting nonsexist usage in French
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Reasons why efforts to reduce gender-bias in the French language have met with such resistance range from French society's inherent sexism and the grammatical limits of the French gender system to a construct of beliefs and subjective feelings about French called 'le bon usage' that resists any kind of change in the language. Other reasons are universal, such as the androcentrism of most cultures and the difficulty of changing ingrained linguistic habits.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1997
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Encounter with contemporary speakers of 'lo lemosi' in Correze
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A trip to Correze, France, to study the local dialect of Occitan, 'lo lemosi,' is discussed. Topics include scenes from Correze in the summer of 1999, Correziens and 'lo lemosi,' and efforts toward linguistic and cultural recovery.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2001
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