Why is the French language dying?

Answer 1

Pardon me? :S

If that were true, English, Spanish, Portuguese, etc. are dying too.

Put it in some way: when there is no human beings left on Earth, all languages would be dead.

Then I guess you are right. Nothing is eternal.

Answer 2

Because you dream this every night - and to say that spanish becomes the major language in the USA - the way it is broken is no proof at all - US make through spanish the choice of laziness.
When all major languages - since it seems that there are no other languages, Spanish and English - when those "major"languages are 100% degenerated washi-washa, french still remains a high range language -

Answer 3

I know for a fact enrollment in French Classes is down in the US. Mostly because of Spanish...

But Japanese and Chinese are actually the fastest growing second languages taught in schools with about 100% growth between 1990-2000.

French is a Romance language originally spoken in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, and today by about 300 million people around the world as either a native or a second language, with significant populations in 54 countries.

ESPECIALLY AFRICA!

But here is what Wiki says about "Modern Issues":
Modern issues
"""There is some debate in today's France about the preservation of the French language and the influence of English (see franglais), especially with regard to international business, the sciences and popular culture. There have been laws (see Toubon law) enacted which require that all print ads and billboards with foreign expressions include a French translation and which require quotas of French-language songs (at least 40%) on the radio. There is also pressure, in differing degrees, from some regions as well as minority political or cultural groups for a measure of recognition and support for their regional languages.

Once the most universal language, French lost most of its international significance to the English language in the 20th century. Nevertheless, French is the second most-studied foreign language in the world after English. The legacy of French as a living language outside Europe is mixed: it is nearly extinct in some former French colonies (Southeast Asia), while the language has changed to creoles, dialects or pidgins in the French departments in the West Indies and the South Pacific (French Polynesia).[citation needed] On the other hand, many former French colonies have adopted French as an official language, and the total number of French-speakers has increased, especially in Africa.

In Québec, the language has thrived and today is spoken by 82% of the province's population, mainly because about 80% of today's population is descended from French colonists of New France.

There has been French emigration to the United States, Australia and South America, but the descendants of these immigrants have assimilated to the point that few of them still speak French. In the United States, efforts are ongoing in Louisiana (see CODOFIL) and parts of New England (particularly Maine) to preserve the language."""
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I have to say that the French in Quebec (Kay-beck) and Africa was better and more historically reserved than in Paris.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

The French language is dying?
Well there's two years of my high school life gone to waste. Now where is my wife going to get her cheap thrills from if I can't speak french to her anymore.

Answer 6

English is the standard international language of business, and also the 'lingua franca' which is common to the various immigrant communities in France, who come from Eastern Europe and arabic countries.

The French language is not as culturally pliable as English, as can be observed by the difficulty French francophones have in understanding Qubecois francophones. There is no similar difficulty in comprehension between English speaking peoples from (for example,) India and New Zealand.

Answer 7

French,English, Spanish, Japanese...in a way they are...but thanks to the global economy and technology what I see is more a slow blending of all spoken language blending into one big mix...It would be interesting to come back in a few hundred years and see how much it changes

Answer 8

Is it? i have been to france many times and hardly anyone speaks english, another thing is they teach french in high school alot of the times.

Answer 9

Because every time the French get into a war we have to rescue them. Therefore they know they might as well speak English as it will be easier to ask for our help next time.

Answer 10

Becuase now the second language of the world is spanish, and french is going back

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