Background to French Language Policy and its Impact on the Media

The aim of this article is to present the background and the strategies of French language policy and its impact on the media. The high point to date of language-protectionist efforts, Law 94-668 of August 1994 (loi Toubon), must be seen within the context of a series of developments whose roots hav...

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Published in:European journal of communication (London) 1997-12, Vol.12 (4), p.479-509
Main Author: Machill, Marcel
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Communication
Constraints
France
Government Policy
Language
Language planning
Language Policy
Language Usage
Mass Media
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Protectionism
Radio
Relationship
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Constraints
France
Government Policy
Language
Language planning
Language Policy
Language Usage
Mass Media
Media
Media policy
Policy
Protectionism
Radio
Relationship
Television
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