Download or read book A History of the French Language written by Peter Rickard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-10-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating a description of the Vulgar Latin spoken in Gaul, and the earliest recorded forms of French, the development of the French language through the later Middle Ages and Renaissance period is documented, to show the extent of standardization of form in the 17th and 18th centuries.