El francés en Europa y en la Unión Europea: auge y caída de una lengua franca

This paper analyzes why the French language has lost the privileged position it once held in the European Union before the entry of the United Kingdom. Firstly, the article describes the historical factors that had made French one of the major tools for international communication in the old continent. Then, the paper locates the origin of its current decline, and examines the defensive strategies…