Gaulish, Arabic, English or from regional languages: where do the words of the French language come from? With which language do we have the most connection today?
Are there “stem words”? Can words be right or left? With humour, the two authors of “the immigrant words” decipher a political history of the words of the French language.
Guests:
Erik ORSENNA, novelist and member of the French Academy. Author of many novels, books but also tales celebrating the French language and Bernard CERQUIGLINI, linguist and member of theOULIPO. Author of fifteen books on the French language.
Both post “Immigrant words” published by Stock“
And the Elsewhere chronicle takes us to Algeria, with Amine IDJER, communications officer for 5and Algiers International Book Fair (SILA) which opened on Friday 24 March.