In:Linguistic Insecurities and Authorities: 19th- and 21st-century language commentary on French
Emma Humphries
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 54] 2025
► pp. 20–51
Chapter 2A history of language commentary in France from the 16th to the 21st century
Published online: 10 April 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.54.c2
https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.54.c2
Article outline
- 2.1Standardisation and metalinguistic texts in France
- 2.1.1France as a special case?
- 2.2Tropes in language commentary
- 2.3Introducing the corpus
- 2.3.1Le Courrier de Vaugelas
- 2.3.2Courrier des internautes
- 2.3.3Langue sauce piquante
- 2.3.4Bescherelle ta mère
- 2.4Situating the corpora
- 2.5Methodological considerations for the use of historical and online metalinguistic data
- 2.5.1Methodological considerations: Historical data
- 2.5.2Methodological considerations: Online data
- 2.5.3Methodological considerations: Ethics
- 2.6Conclusion
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