9/08/2008

Mauritania, a French-speaking Country?

Mauretania, a French speaking country?

Katedra romanistiky
Filozofická fakulta UP
Křížkovského 10
771 80 Olomouc
République Tch`eque

English-language summary:

In this paper, we deal with the language situation and the position of French in
Mauritania. For political and ideological reasons, the use of French is declining and it is being replaced by the Arabic language. The black population, who defended the French language in the past, did not feel sufficient support from France. It is currently concentrating rather on the improvement of the position of its own
languages than on the defense of the French language.
Jaromír Kadlec












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