France's language policy has long placed French as the only “language of the Republic” and has ignored or even banned the use of more than 20 minority languages spoken across the country. Fast forward ...

When it comes to languages, and minority languages in particular, the vocabulary employed often arouses debate due to the political positions of and the state of relations between linguistic ...

French is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union, and 29 other countries, including Haiti and Rwanda. Over 40% of its vocabulary has influenced the English language.

With 396 million speakers, French is one of the now the fourth most widely spoken language. On 20 March, International Francophonie Day is also a celebration of young people, as more than half of ...

French ranks first in the top 5 on our list of 25 most spoken languages worldwide. It is one of the most internationally significant romance languages. It is the official language of more than 25 ...