Prelim pages

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of tables ix
4. List of figures xiii
5. Acknowledgements xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I Background and theory
8. Chapter 1 Studying language attitudes and ideologies 8
9. Chapter 2 A history of language commentary in France from the 16th to the 21st century 20
10. Chapter 3 Examining the corpora 52
11. Part II Analysis of sources
12. Chapter 4 Areas of doubt and difficulty in the French language 86
13. Chapter 5 Creating and negotiating authority 129
14. Chapter 6 Strategies of critique and justification in language advice publications from the 19th century (Le Courrier de Vaugelas) and the 21st century (Courrier des internautes) 166
15. Chapter 7 Online language commentary from the “audience” perspective 200
16. Conclusion 232
17. Bibliography 240
18. Index 261