Diastratic variations of French in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ; Les variations diastratiques du français au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

International audience ; Abstract. Diastratic variations of French in the Grand Duchy of Luxe mbourg. In the Luxembourg triglossia-German, French, Luxembourg-French holds a special place because both its status and its expansion have varied in the recent history of the country. Literary language of the elite at the time of independence in 1831 in a German-speaking country, French experienced a peak of social diffusion during the second half of the twentieth century, following a strong need for hand-Belgium and France, as well as mainly Portuguese immigration. This "democratization" of French w... Mehr ...