Back Französische Sprachpolitik ALS السياسة اللغوية لفرنسا Arabic Política llingüística de Francia AST Uniformisme lingüístic a França Catalan Französische Sprachpolitik German Política lingüística de Francia Spanish Ranskan kielipolitiikka Finnish Politique linguistique de la France French Politica lengouistica de la France FRP Լեզվական քաղաքականությունը Ֆրանսիայում Armenian
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France has one official language, the French language. The French government does not regulate the choice of language in publications by individuals, but the use of French is required by law in commercial and workplace communications. In addition to mandating the use of French in the territory of the Republic, the French government tries to promote French in the European Union and globally through institutions such as La Francophonie. The perceived threat from Anglicisation has prompted efforts to safeguard the position of the French language in France.[citation needed]
Besides French, there exist many other vernacular minority languages of France, both in European France, in Overseas France, and in French overseas territories. These languages are recognized by article 75-1 of the French constitution.[1] The 1999 report[2] written for the French government by Bernard Cerquiglini identified 75 languages (including just eight in continental France proper) that would qualify for recognition were the government to ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (currently signed but not ratified).
- ^ Article 75-1: (a new article): "Les langues régionales appartiennent au patrimoine de la France" ("Regional languages belong to the patrimony of France"). See Loi constitutionnelle du 23 juillet 2008.
- ^ Cerquiglini, Bernard (April 1999). Les langues de France: Rapport au ministre de l'éducation nationale, de la recherche et de la technologie et à la ministre de la culture et de la communication (Report) (in French).