French
Let an agent handle French by variety, grammar, usage, learning resources and official status, respecting regional and national varieties.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle French by variety, grammar, usage, learning resources and official status, respecting regional and national varieties.
A Romance language that developed from Latin in northern France, now spoken as a first or second language by hundreds of millions across Europe, Africa, the Americas and elsewhere; an official language of many countries and international organisations, regulated in France by the Academie francaise alongside other national bodies.
What it is for: Communication, culture, diplomacy, education and business.
It can be explain French grammar and usage; distinguish regional and national varieties; find learning resources and certifications; find official language information.
Distinguishing features
Romance language
Global spread
Official in many countries
Multiple regulatory bodies
What it looks like
Spoken and written language using the Latin alphabet with diacritics.
How it is recognised
Accents such as e acute and c cedilla
Varieties such as Quebec, Belgian, Swiss and African French
Creole languages based on French are distinct languages
Related models
is a kind of - category
descends from - ancestor
is an official language of - status
is related to - related languages
In practice
Families and kinds
European French
Canadian French
African varieties of French
Belgian and Swiss French
historical stages such as Middle French
Identifiers
ISO 639-1 fr language code
ISO 639-2 fre/fra language code
Standards and regulation
Academie francaise and national language offices
Language laws such as Loi Toubon and Quebec Charter of the French Language
Failure modes and hazards
Treating one variety as the only correct form
Machine translation errors in formal texts
Also called
+21
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Language Which French.
Varieties differ.
Variety
Regional forms.
Variety
Variety.
- Which variety of French is meant? definition
- How does usage differ here? provenance
Status
Official use.
Status
Official status.
- Where is French an official language, according to official sources? provenance
- Which language laws apply? provenance
Grammar Usage.
Rules guide usage.
Rules
Grammar points.
Rules
Grammar.
- What is the rule for this grammar point, according to reference grammars? provenance
- Are there accepted variants? boundary
Spelling
Orthography.
Spelling
Spelling.
- Is the traditional or reformed spelling used? provenance
- Which dictionary confirms it? provenance
Learning Resources.
Resources support learners.
Courses
Learning.
Courses
Learning resources.
- Which courses or resources suit this learner? action
- Which certifications such as DELF exist? provenance
Translation
Professional help.
Translation
Translation.
- Does this document need a certified translation? provenance
- How can a qualified translator be found? action
Culture Francophonie.
French is global.
Francophonie
Community.
Francophonie
Francophonie.
- What is the Francophonie, and which countries participate? provenance
- How is French used in these countries? provenance
History
Development.
History
History.
- How did French develop from Latin, according to historical linguistics? provenance
- Which stages are recognised? definition
What the second pass must settle
- Should varieties be separate entries?
- How should regulatory bodies be linked?
- How should creoles be linked?