The Francophonie is the population that speak French. The term designates the ensemble of people, organisations and governments that share the use of French on a daily basis and as administrative language, teaching language or chosen language. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.[1]
Proportion of French-speakers (including L2-speakers) by country in 2022 according to the OIF
1–9% Francophone
10–19% Francophone
20–29% Francophone
30–39% Francophone
40–49% Francophone
50%+ Francophone
The francophonie can designate the group of countries that speak French, but also all the countries members of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. The term refers to countries that speak partially or fully the French language, and also include countries that do not have French as an official language.
Francophonie, francophonie and francophone space are syntagmatic. This expression is relevant to countries which speak French as their national language, may it be as a mother language or a secondary language.
These expressions are sometimes misunderstood or misused by English speakers. They can be synonymous but most of the time they are complementary.
"francophonie", with a small "f", refers to populations and people who speak French for communication or/and in their daily lives.[2]
"Francophonie", with a capital "F", can be defined as referring to the governments, governmental and non-governmental organisations or governing officials that share the use of French in their work and exchange.[2]
"Francophone space", "Francosphere" represents not only a linguistic or geographic reality, but also a cultural entity: for example describing any individual who identifies with one of the francophone cultures, may it be Slavic, Latin, Creole, North American or Oceanian for example.[3][4]
Origins
The term francophonie was invented by Onésime Reclus in 1880: "We also put aside four large countries, Senegal, Gabon, Cochinchina and Cambodia, whose future from a "Francophone" point of view is still very doubtful, except perhaps for Senegal" (in French « Nous mettons aussi de côté quatre grands pays, le Sénégal, le Gabon, la Cochinchine, le Cambodge dont l’avenir au point de vue « francophone » est encore très douteux sauf peut-être pour le Sénégal ») ; and then used by geographers.[5]
During the Third Republic, the French language progressively gained importance.
The Académie française, a French institution created in 1635 in charge of officially determining and unifying the rules and evolutions of the French language, participated in the promotion and the development of the French language.[6]
^Alexander B. Murphy, "Placing Louisiana in the Francophone World: Opportunities and Challenges" 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, published in Atlantic Studies, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2008; Special Issue: New Orleans in the Atlantic World, II, accessed 7 April 2013
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This article is about the concept of speaking French For the organization sometimes called la Francophonie see Organisation internationale de la Francophonie For the geography of francophones see Geographical distribution of French speakers This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Francophonie news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Francophonie is the population that speak French The term designates the ensemble of people organisations and governments that share the use of French on a daily basis and as administrative language teaching language or chosen language The term was coined by Onesime Reclus in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century 1 Map showing the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie in blue and green This map does not exactly represent the francophone space as it is a political organisation Proportion of French speakers including L2 speakers by country in 2022 according to the OIF 1 9 Francophone 10 19 Francophone 20 29 Francophone 30 39 Francophone 40 49 Francophone 50 Francophone The francophonie can designate the group of countries that speak French but also all the countries members of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie The term refers to countries that speak partially or fully the French language and also include countries that do not have French as an official language Contents 1 Denominations 2 Origins 3 See also 4 ReferencesDenominations EditFrancophonie francophonie and francophone space are syntagmatic This expression is relevant to countries which speak French as their national language may it be as a mother language or a secondary language These expressions are sometimes misunderstood or misused by English speakers They can be synonymous but most of the time they are complementary francophonie with a small f refers to populations and people who speak French for communication or and in their daily lives 2 Francophonie with a capital F can be defined as referring to the governments governmental and non governmental organisations or governing officials that share the use of French in their work and exchange 2 Francophone space Francosphere represents not only a linguistic or geographic reality but also a cultural entity for example describing any individual who identifies with one of the francophone cultures may it be Slavic Latin Creole North American or Oceanian for example 3 4 Origins EditThe term francophonie was invented by Onesime Reclus in 1880 We also put aside four large countries Senegal Gabon Cochinchina and Cambodia whose future from a Francophone point of view is still very doubtful except perhaps for Senegal in French Nous mettons aussi de cote quatre grands pays le Senegal le Gabon la Cochinchine le Cambodge dont l avenir au point de vue francophone est encore tres douteux sauf peut etre pour le Senegal and then used by geographers 5 During the Third Republic the French language progressively gained importance The Academie francaise a French institution created in 1635 in charge of officially determining and unifying the rules and evolutions of the French language participated in the promotion and the development of the French language 6 See also EditOrganisation internationale de la Francophonie Agence universitaire de la Francophonie Institut Francais Alliance francaise French language in Canada Lebanon United States Minnesota Vietnam Laos and Cambodia Swiss Belgian and African French French based creole languages Influence of French on EnglishReferences Edit Alexander B Murphy Placing Louisiana in the Francophone World Opportunities and Challenges Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine published in Atlantic Studies Volume 5 Issue 3 2008 Special Issue New Orleans in the Atlantic World II accessed 7 April 2013 a b Qu est ce que la Francophonie Organisation internationale de la Francophonie francophonie org Donnees et statistiques sur la langue francaise Organisation internationale de la Francophonie francophonie org L annee francophone internationale Quebec ACCT 1994 Pinhas Luc 2004 Aux origines du discours francophone Communication amp Langages 140 1 69 82 doi 10 3406 colan 2004 3270 La Francophonie The History of the French Language Training School Language Connections Retrieved 9 February 2023 This vocabulary related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about Romance languages is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francophonie amp oldid 1139408053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
