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by A. Amit (Author)
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.
Author Biography
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.