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"The Toubon Law (full name: law 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to usage of the French language) is a law of the French government mandating the use of the Fre
by leereeves 3y ago
"The Toubon Law (full name: law 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to usage of the French language) is a law of the French government mandating the use of the French language in official government publications, in all advertisements, in all workplaces, in commercial contracts, in some other commercial communication contexts, in all government-financed schools, and some other contexts.[1]"
"...the law mandates the use of the French language in all broadcast audiovisual programs, with exceptions for musical works and "original version" films.[2] Broadcast musical works are subject to quota rules under a related law whereby a minimum percentage of the songs on radio and television must be in the French language.[2]"
"...this [law also] means that computer software developed outside France must have its user interface and instruction manuals translated into French to be legally used by companies in France."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubon_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubon_Law
- School-Cotton 3y agoThat’s not a language purity law, doesn’t ban English loanwords in French, and doesn’t give the Académie Française any legal or political power.
- leereeves 3y agoWhat "use the French language" means is open to interpretation by the civil service, and as GGP said, "the Académie offers recommendations that the civil service generally follows".
- School-Cotton 3y agoSure, the Académie is influential, but this thread is in reply to a comment that claims that English words are banned in French which is demonstrably not true. French civil servants use English loanwords like week-end including in official publications, for example: https://dares.travail-emploi.gouv.fr/publication/quelle-contrepartie-salariale-pour-le-travail-le-soir-la-nuit-ou-le-week-end https://dares.travail-emploi.gouv.fr/publication/quelle-cont...