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The first grammatical descriptions of the French language were produced in England, several centuries before the first grammar written in French (but also several centuries after the Norman Conquest). This book describes the status of French in England during the period from the marriage of Emma of Normandy to thelred (1004) to the fixing of a (relatively) standard pedagogical scheme for the teaching of French of English speakers (ca. 1600). During this period French passed from a native language to a second language, became the official language of the legal profession, and ultimately fell back to a position of social accomplishment. At the same time, different pedagogical and descriptive traditions developed to meet these various needs. Here Kibbee traces the interaction of cultural, intellectual, social and technological history with the elaboration of a grammatical tradition. The book includes a bibliography and indexes of names, titles and subjects.

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1. Preface and Acknowledgements
2. 1 Introduction
3. 2 Period I: Immediately Before and After the Conquest (1000-1152)
4. 2.1 Official and Unofficial Uses of French
5. 2.2 Who spoke French?
6. 2.3 Language and the Teaching of French
7. 2.4 Conclusions
8. 3 Period II: From the Marriage of Henry II (1152) to the Provisions of Oxford (1258)
9. 3.1 Official and Unofficial Uses of French
10. 3.2 Who spoke French?
11. 3.3 Language and the Teaching of French
12. 3.4 Conclusions
13. 4 Period III: From the Provisions of Oxford (1258) to the Parliamentary Statute of 1362
14. 4.1 Official and Unofficial Uses of French
15. 4.2 Who spoke French?
16. 4.3 Language and the Teaching of French
17. 4.4 Conclusions
18. 5 Period IV: From the Statute of 1362 to the Age of Printing
19. 5.1 Official and Unofficial Uses of French
20. 5.2 Who knew French?
21. 5.3 Language and the Teaching of French
22. 5.4 Conclusions
23. 6 Period V: The Age of Printing, Humanism and Reformation (1470-1600)
24. 6.1 Official and Unofficial Uses of French
25. 6.2 Who learned French?
26. 6.3 Language and the Teaching of French
27. 6.4 Conclusions
28. 7 Conclusions
29. Appendix I: Biographical Sketches
30. Appendix II: Selected Introductions and Dedications
31. Bibliography
32. Index
33. Index of Names
34. Index of Titles
35. Index of Subjects

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