[lg policy] Interesting quote on the subject of restoring the dignity of the French language:

[Harold Schiffman]

*QUOTABLE*

*“Dans la langue française vont ensemble la mélodie du verbe, la
composition de la phrase et le contenu. En tant que Président de la
Commission européenne, je veille à ce que le français soit restauré dans sa
dignité.”* — Jean-Claude Juncker
<https://politico.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e26c1a1c392386a968d02fdbc&id=7e817aea5c&e=b619a825a6>
on Francophonie day.

Damn English. While it may be the language of Brexit (and, you know,
Shakespeare…), its domination over Brussels and Europe “is not inevitable,”
Macron told proud French speakers on Tuesday; quotes in English courtesy of
Reuters
<https://politico.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e26c1a1c392386a968d02fdbc&id=cca736e494&e=b619a825a6>.
“It’s up to us to set some rules, to be present, and make French the
language with whom one has access to a number of opportunities.”
*Go for it, French!*

HS
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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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