Not offered in 1996; expected to be offered in 1997. 16.7 2nd or 3rd year Assoc Prof Monique Burston. 116-115 or 116-202, or equivalent. Two one-hour lectures and a one-hour tutorial a week. Students completing this subject should:

• understand that a language (here French) is not monolithic and varies with time, geographical location, socio-economic status, etc. ;
• have gained familiarity with regional varieties in France;
• be aware of the situation of the French language outside France ('francophonie');
• have gained a basic understanding of social dialectology and registers.

Regional dialectology and history of the French language; Meridional French; 'francophonie'; language planning; diglossia; pidgins and creoles; Canadian French; multilingualism in Mauritius. one 90-minute test (40 per cent); one essay (not more than 1,200 words) (40 per cent); practical work and oral presentation equivalent to not more than 2,000 words (20 per cent). Walter H Le Franç ais dans tous les sens R Laffont 1988