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TJ Leary asked:


History and development & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; Französisch is one of the many so-called Roman languages, is from & quot; Vulgar Latin& quot;. It is part of the linguistic sub-group well-known as Langue d& #39; à ? l, itself in the north of France in the Middle Ages. It differs from the other two most important sub-groups in France spoken, Langue d& #39; Degrees (also it admits as Okzitanisch) and Franco Provence in Sà ¼ dfrankreich spoken that it strongly of the Germanic languages, those by the invasion franc. & lt; Br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; In practice, which we know now, like modern französische regulation began, in the König Francis I from Paris Französisch the official state language into the foreground steps following the 1539 Villers Cotterêts. Während ausdrà ¼ the cklich erklärtes goal was it, verdrängen latin, the effects on other regional languages Französisch können not escaped. To this day, it is the official französische state to the Förderung of the französischen policy debited to the other regional languages. The proof dafà ¼ r is that despite the fact that France is not signer of the Europäi Charter of the regional languages can it ratify, because this to do wà ¼ rde in the contradiction to the current französischen condition. & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; The decree was undertaken, followed of the Veröffentlichung the first französischen grammar in 1550 as important efforts to standardize and clean, the language. In 1634 will this process was institutionalized with the Grà ¼ ndung the Académie française (Französi academy) by Cardinal Richelieu. In französischen power rose in the course 17. and 18. Century, then has the range of the französischen language, will lingua franca in most parts of Europe, before which the whole world exports, like France and Belgium became Kolonialmächte. & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; Used languages & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; Französisch is in close relationship with the other Roman languages in the Langue d& #39; à ? l sub-group (gröà ? the Te part nördlichen France and Belgium). Around on such languages (for example Picard and Wallonie) as dialects of the französischen those is deeply misunderstands the common roots and the process, by which everything develops these languages, side by side in the course of the time. Französisch is also in close relationship with the other Roman languages in France. Due to the part Germanic roots, the mutual Verständnis between the französischen and the Roman languages auà ? erhalb France is partial however many smaller than e.g. between Italian and Spanish despite their gröà ? eren räumlichen distance. & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; Current status & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; Französisch is one of the office languages of the United Nations, the Europäi union and a broad pallet of other international committees. Darà ¼ more ber outside an official language, in the Nähe of 30 Ländern, Frankophonie (the most important international organization of französisch sprachigen Ländern) does not only have more than fà ¼ nfzig members, those the continuous world-wide influence of the französischen language despite the Rà ¼ ckgangs französischen power since the Second World War war. The members come from all corners of the world. & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; Despite its europäischen origin, the Groà ? part the französischen speakers live today in Africa. 2007 a veröffentlichter report of La Francophonie it geschätzt that about 115 million African spoke Französisch as either the first or second language. Statistics à ¼ the tatsächliche number of the native speakers are more ber unmöglich to à ¼ berprà ¼ fen, with Schätzungen hand from 70 millions on à ¼ more ber 100 millions euros. As, are many non–native speakers there still someone, who guess, but which is, is that Französisch is still one fà ¼ hrende international language. & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; The only cloud on the horizon, of puristic perspective, the increasing influence of the English language is both and usurper of the französischen traditional role and Lingua a Franca and by their & quot; Kontamination& quot; the noticed purity of the französischen language. One argued however the fact that this opinion is somewhat short-sighted and ignores the influence, the französischen has on English. Französisch loudspeakers are now loans taken out of the English in the same way as English native speakers out of Französi in the past. Indeed, Schätzungen à ¼ more ber the number of the Wörter of französischen origin in English language of between a third and two thirds, depending on, who believes you. Compared with this, Französisch is geschätzt that 3-4% the borrowed Wörter from the English, although most of them are the last loans and the trend rfte itself dà ¼ continues. It is however natà ¼ a rlicher process and languages should not as buildings of stones, but rather as lake like Konstrukte, those ständig in motion. & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt; You find ursprà ¼ the ngliche version of this article here: Französisch language primer & lt; br/& gt; & lt; br/& gt;

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Dennis Cordy asked:


There are two groups of people who take French lessons in France: those who are doing it for business reasons or combining it with a holiday, and those who suddenly find themselves in France with a less than adequate command of the language. If you’re among the second lot I sympathize, a couple of years ago I was there too. The good news is there are relatively painless ways for you to get a handle on the French language quickly!

For me, it was the chance to buy a property in France that I just couldn’t miss. I’d been kind of thinking about it for some time without any definite plans when one of those “too good to miss” opportunities came up. I did have some French, but not much, and suddenly there I was - in at the deep end!

I know that a lot of people have done the same as me. Not too smart maybe, but when the chances come you have to grab them. For others, it’s sudden job change. Quite often they find themselves amongst other English speakers from a work perspective but if you want to integrate and really benefit from the wonderful French culture you’re going need French lessons.

I’m sure there are other reasons for looking for French lessons in France, but the advice I’d give would be the same.

The first would be the face to face approach. Visit your local tourist information office and see what they can offer. Even if you speak no French at all, there’s almost always someone who can speak English and help you. Many areas encourage English speakers by providing French language lessons and in a lot of areas there are both large expat groups who can help and various clubs and associations, either expat or expat and French, who promote communal events. These let you mix with French people in your region whilst still giving the support of the English speaking expat community. This takes away the stress you might otherwise feel trying to speak to French people and we all learn better when we’re not pressured.

The second approach is by using the superb tool you’re looking at now. Your PC is possibly the best aid to learning French there has ever been and even if you’re a relative newcomer to your computer you can take advantage of astonishingly good pc-based learning systems that can have you confident and comfortable in French in no time at all.

There are many different French courses available that come on CD or better yet, can be downloaded straight to your computer. The best ones have games you play on screen, interactive tests and challenges, written texts to accompany your learning and French MP3s so you can hear exactly what the language sounds like. What’s more, with a CD or MP3 player you can then take the lessons with you in the car or walking around so you can take every opportunity to learn.

So your French lessons in France take two forms. Learning at home where you can relax and do it any time you feel like, and learning face to face with French people, perhaps while sharing a glass of wine. Sounds great, doesn’t it, and you’ll be amazed how generous and helpful the French are if you try to speak their language - even if you don’t do it brilliantly at first!



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