Edmont, Edmond and Gilliéron, Jules. (1902-1920). Atlas linguistique de la France.

Paris: H. Champion.

Edmont, Edmond and Gilliéron, Jules. (1902-1920). Atlas linguistique de la France. Paris: H. Champion.

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*una granda fiλa kanta bene/plane

‘a big girl sings well’

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Which one gets to be the language?

•  An elite forms in Ile de France

•  Elites maintain themselves by rarifying the means of (meaning) production.

•  Nation building requires codification.

•  Keeping peasants on the land keeps the cities fed.