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Introduction1
Language of Earth (YouTube Channel)
Dictionary
French : a Romance language that developed out of the Vulgar Latin spoken in northern and central Transalpine Gaul and that became the literary and official language of France — Webster See also OneLook
Encyclopedia
French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Today, owing to the French colonial empire, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 27 countries, as well as one of the most geographically widespread languages in the world, with about 50 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. Most of these countries are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), the community of 54 member states which share the official use or teaching of French. It is spoken as a first language (in descending order of the number of speakers) in France; Canada (especially in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick); Belgium (Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region); and western Switzerland (specifically the cantons forming the Romandy region). — Wikipedia
French (Encyclopædia Britannica)
French (Ethnologue)
French (Wolfram Alpha)
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Preservation
History
Old French Online (Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas at Austin)
French Language (World History Encyclopedia)
Library
DDC: 440 French Language (Library Thing)
Subject: French Language (Library Thing)
Subject: French Language (Open Library)
LCC: PC 2001 French Language (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: PC 2001 French Language (Library of Congress)
Subject: French Language (Library of Congress)
Subject: French Language (WorldCat)
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Participation
Education
Talk French Video Tutorial (BBC Languages)
A Guide to French (BBC Languages)
Languages: French (BBC Languages)
Easy French (Easy Languages, Official Website)
Super Easy French – French for Beginners (Easy Languages, YouTube Playlist)
Easy French – Basic Phrases (Easy Languages, YouTube Playlist)
Easy French – Learn French from the Streets! (Easy Languages, YouTube Playlist)
French Resources (PBS Learning Media)
French Language Learning Materials (MERLOT)
French Language (Open Educational Resources Commons)
Course
French in Action (Annenberg Learner)
Ma France Interactive Course (BBC Languages)
French Language Courses (MIT OpenCourseWare)
Community
Organization
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (Official Website)
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (Wikipedia)
News
French News and Newspapers (MIT Libraries)
Book
French Books (Project Gutenberg)
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