May 19, 2026
June 1, 2026 - Lecture "Standardization, variation and prestige of French (as a foreign language) in the German territories of the early modern period: The Remarques sur les germanismes by Éléazar de Mauvillon" by Karina Slunkaite (Heidelberg)
Poster on the occasion of the lecture “Standardization, Variation, and Prestige of French (as a Foreign Language) in German Territories during the Early Modern Period ...” by Karina Slunkaite on June 1, 2026 at TU Dresden.
The lecture examines Éléazar de Mauvillon's Remarques sur les germanismes (1753 [1747]; 1754) in the context of French as a foreign language in the German territories of the early modern period. Mauvillon's two-volume work is in the tradition of the remarques, the language-standardizing text genre par excellence for French in the 17th century, but - unlike traditional remarques - is aimed at German-speaking learners and treats "typical errors" as deviations from an increasingly fixed norm. It thus illustrates the reciprocal link between language standardization, ideas of prestige and language didactics.
As part of the lecture Standardization, Variation and Prestige: French in the Mirror of History by PD Dr. Franz Meier.
Guests are welcome.
Online participation is also possible. The Zoom dial-in data can be sent on request. If you are interested, please contact Franz Meier().
Download the poster as PDF.
Source of the image used: Mauvillon, Éléazar de, Remarques sur les germanismes, 1753, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica, Public Domain, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k91062545/f7.item.
WHEN? Monday, June 1, 2026, 16:40-18:10
WHERE: Faculty SLK, Wiener Straße 48, 01219 DD, Room 0.02