French Language & French Translation
Information and resources on French language & French language translation. The Romance languages are a group of closely related vernaculars descended from the Latin language, a member of the Italic branch of Indo-European languages. The designation Romance is derived from the Latin phrase romanica loqui, "to speak in Roman fashion," which attests to the popular, rather than literary, origins of the languages. The Romance languages that have acquired national standing as the official tongues of modern nations are: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian, spoken principally in Romania. Below are links that provide information about the French language.
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| Learning French Why is French so important in the world today? |
Aux Armes! France is fighting a rearguard battle against the invasion of English, writes Jon Henley. |
| EU Puts La Belle Langue on the Shelf Attempts to shield the French language from the linguistic hegemony of English have just suffered a major setback, writes... |
The French language meets its Waterloo Enlarging the EU is good news for the English language, confirming its victory over French as the classic medium of... |