LA LANGUE FRANÇAISE DANS L’ESPACE FRANCOPHONE. LA FRANCOPHONIE EN ROUMANIE
THE FRENCH LANGUAGE IN THE FRANCOPHONE SPACE. THE FRANCOPHONIE IN ROUMANIA

Summary/Abstract: During the 18th century, French was initially used only in the diplomatic correspondence, employing French secretaries. The boyars learned French first, then the rising bourgeoisie, and later the lower middle class that imitated the privileged bourgeoisie. The generalization of the compulsory education in the second half of the 20th century made French available for all social classes, including in rural areas, even if the language was spoken or written imperfectly.Used first as a diplomatic language, then as a social language, as a language of culture, but also as an informal language, in private correspondence and in everyday life, French is learned today out of cultural interest.

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