In:History of Linguistics 2008: Selected papers from the eleventh International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XI), 28 August - 2 September 2008, Potsdam
Edited by Gerda Haßler
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 115] 2011
► pp. 251–263
Les Méthodes au XVIIe siècle
Un outil composite. Irson, Lancelot, Nicole
Article language: French
Published online: 22 April 2011
https://doi.org/10.1075/sihols.115.23del
https://doi.org/10.1075/sihols.115.23del
Seventeenth-century “Méthodes”, which aimed to present the French language, are more than simply grammars; they contain treatises on poetry, etymology, and rhetoric, and they even offer advice about social behavior. In the period 1656–1662, the Cartesian-Gallicanism of Port-Royal faced serious conflicts. “Les méthodes”, besides instructing students, were able to transform their pedagogical program into an ideological weapon. Such was the case for Irson’s “Méthode”, which aimed to offer the public both “les principes” and “la pureté” of the French language.
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