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French and English: Two Languages with a Shared History
This illustrated lecture will address the history of the French language from its Latin origins to the present, with a focus on the relationship between French and English. We will examine maps, monuments, manuscript illuminations, and paintings to establish the historical context of each era of linguistic development. We will then discuss the major phenomena that shaped spoken and written French. Much of our discussion will focus on the French influence on English in the late Middle Ages, and on the influence of English on French since the nineteenth century. Other topics we will discuss include the transition from Latin to French, the reasons for which people began to write in French, how French dialects were replaced by a standard language, and the future of the French language.
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