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Peer reviewedHoran, Ron – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1992
The proposed 1991 reforms to French spelling discussed in a previous issue of "Babel" have been abandoned. This article notes the history of other efforts to rectify French spelling and reviews the French Academy's decision-making process in the current effort. (LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHoran, Ron – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1990
Discusses the government-approved simplification of French spelling, and describes rectifications of spelling problems frequently found in forming or using accents, verbs, hyphens, noun plurals, and other anomalies. (CB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Official Languages, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
