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Contents Preface Henriette Walter: Le fran�ais, langue d'accueil : chronologie, typologie et dynamique French - An Accommodating Language: The Chronology, Typology and Dynamics of Borrowing P�n�lope Gardner-Chloros: La m�taphore de l'emprunt: implications pour une th�orie de l'�volution des langues. R�ponse � Henriette Walter The Metaphor of Borrowing: Implications for a Theory of Language Evolution. A Response to Henriette Walter Jean-Marc Dewaele: Le d�r�glement du syst�me de pens�e fran�ais: l'angoisse secr�te des puristes ? R�ponse � Henriette Walter Is it the Corruption of French Thought Processes that Purists Fear? A Response to Henriette Walter Dennis Ager: La dimension politique de l'emprunt et la r�action fran�aise. R�ponse � Henriette Walter The Political Dimension of Borrowings and French Reactions. A Response to Henriette Walter Anne Judge: Le fran�ais, langue d'accueil ou langue sur la d�fensive? R�ponse � Henriette Walter Is French Really Open to Outside Influences? A Response to Henriette Walter Malcolm Offord: Itin�raires �tymologiques. Quelques mots en suppl�ment Etymological Routes: Some Supplementary Remarks Rodney Ball: La r�forme de l'orthographe en France et en Allemagne: attitudes et r�actions Spelling Reform in France and Germany: Attitudes and Reactions Emmanuelle Labeau: Le fran�ais de Belgique filerait-il � l'anglaise ? Is French in Belgium More Susceptible to English Influence? Book Review Kathryn King Multilingual Matters Ltd Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall Victoria Road, Clevedon, North Somerset BS21 7HH, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1275-876519; Fax: +44 (0) 1275-871673 Email: kathrynMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuemultilingual-matters.com www.multilingual-matters.com