Comparative approach to a policy of language change. The role of the school in the substitution of French to German in Cameroon and Alsace (1916-1925)
The annexation of Cameroon by France and the reintegration of Alsace into the French national territory were accompanied by a particularly active policy to substitute the French language for the German language. Schools played an important role in this dual process, a role hitherto little studied fr...
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| Published in | Documents pour l'histoire du francais langue etrangere ou seconde Vol. 53; no. Dec; pp. 195 - 219 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | French |
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01.12.2014
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | The annexation of Cameroon by France and the reintegration of Alsace into the French national territory were accompanied by a particularly active policy to substitute the French language for the German language. Schools played an important role in this dual process, a role hitherto little studied from this perspective. We engage here in a comparison between two seemingly unrelated projects which nevertheless betray a common desire to oust the German presence and language. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
| ISSN: | 0992-7654 |