Transcript Is French Toast? The Fall of French as the Leading Lingua

Is French Toast?
The Fall of French as the Leading
International Language
by:
Kyle May
Ah do naht zink so!
French!
French?
► International
History stretching across the
globe and across centuries…
Bonjour!
Je m’appelle Leo Tolstoy.
Parlez-vous français?
Hmmm…
► The
French Revolution and Napoleonic
Empire played a large role in aiding the
downfall of French
► It
can still be viewed as an important
language internationally
Height of French
► 1784
Berlin Academy Essay Contest
Winners: Antoine de Rivarol
Jean-Christ Schwab
French’s Rise to Prominence
Great hair, huh??
French owes a lot
to this guy:
Louis XIV
“Le Roi Soleil”
But by Louis XVI…
► Royal
extravagances
► Bankruptcy
► Closed
of courtiers
Social Structure
Allons enfants de la Patrie!
► Estates
General gathered
 Tried to convince Louis XVI to grant more rights
► Renamed
themselves the National Assembly
 Drafted…
Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et
du Citoyen
Also,
► Abolished
► New
noble privileges
constitution
► Redrew
provinces
Provinces
Before
Revolution
Provinces
After
Revolution
Uh-oh, here come the Radicals…
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Executed the King and Marie-Antoinette
► Wars
on Multiple Fronts
► Jacobins
siezed control
 Reign of Terror begins
Robespierre
What now?
► Directory
► Tried
► No
to re-stabilize the government
radicals came to power
► Economic
and political troubles still existed
What now?
► Revolution
saw “corruption, instability, and
destruction of most French commercial life”
(Schom 391).
► Thus
enters…
Napoleon
His personality
was not
vertically
challenged
The End of Napoleon
After effects of
Revolution and Napoleon
► Feudalism
► Dynastic
officially dead
Kingdom now modern nation state
► Bourgeoisie
► Started
new class of privilege and status
to breed a sense of nationalism
internationally
Effects on French Language
► French
made more national in France
► However…
 These events brought an end to the era in
which French prestige originated, and in which
it was based.
 It can be seen as the beginning of the end of
French as the leading international language.
► What
I’m NOT saying…
 The French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire
were the only causes of the decline of French
► What
I am saying…
 There is not enough emphasis placed on this
part of French History and the role it played in
diminishing the prestige of the French language.
But Wait!
► Not
all hope is lost for French internationally
Vraiment??
It’s alive!!
So, is French toast?
Non!!
Fin.
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The departments of revolutionary France, 1790. Photo: Franklin L. Ford, Europe 1780–1830, 2nd edn, Longman, Harlow, 1989
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