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. 166–199
Chapter 6Strategies of critique and justification in language advice publications from the 19th century
(Le Courrier de Vaugelas) and the 21st century (Courrier des
internautes)
Published online: 10 April 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.54.c6
https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.54.c6
Article outline
- 6.1Common tropes
- 6.1.1Analogy and anomaly
- 6.1.2Logic
- 6.1.3Usage
- 6.1.4Old is best
- 6.1.5French is beautiful, elegant and rich
- 6.1.6Summary: Recurring tropes in the Courrier and Internautes
- 6.2Imagery
- 6.2.1Disease and pain
- 6.2.2Battles, attack and defence
- 6.2.3Law and punishment
- 6.2.4Fear
- 6.2.5Summary: Images of language
- 6.3Conclusion
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