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Regional Language Policies in France during World War II

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Authors:
  1. Aviv Amit

    1. Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War (PASLW)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 1-14

  3. History of ‘Top-Down’ Policy towards Regional Languages in France

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 15-27

  4. Brittany

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 28-51

  5. Southern France

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 52-72

  6. Corsica

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 73-94

  7. Alsace

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 95-131

  8. Evaluation and Assessment of Regional Language Policies and Regionalist Movements in France during World War II

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 132-143

  9. From Exclusion to Inclusion? The Post-War Effects on Regional Languages in France

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 144-158

  10. Conclusions

    • Aviv Amit
    Pages 159-165

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 166-186
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About this book

During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and Alsace) before, during and after WWII.

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“Amit’s book certainly makes a vital contribution to the scholarly field of French language policy, French history, and national minorities through a historical-sociolinguistic lens. Graduate students and scholars working in these areas will find the historical-sociolinguistic trajectories of the various language policies applied in France’s regions stimulating and thought-provoking.” (Elisabeth Barakos, Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 18 (3), 2019)

“In this rich and ambitious book … Aviv Amit sets out to compare the wartime sociolinguistic trajectories of four of France’sminority-language communities, namely Breton, Occitan, Corsican and Alsatian. … this book certainly makes recommended reading for anyone interested in French language policy or French national minorities.” (Geoffrey Roger, Language Policy, Vol. 15, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tel Aviv University, Israel

    Aviv Amit

About the author

Aviv Amit is a Teaching Fellow at the Department of French Studies in Tel Aviv University, Israel. He has published numerous articles and a book in the area of sociolinguistics, language policy and language contacts.

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