Project Gutenberg 2021-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 164 Boulenger, Marcel 1873 1932 La Querelle de l'Orthographe Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "La Querelle de l'Orthographe" by Marcel Boulenger is an essay written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the contentious debate surrounding the reform of French orthography, addressing the perspectives of philologists and traditionalists. Boulenger argues against the imposition of an orthographic reform, defending the complexity and beauty of the existing language as integral to its literary value. The opening of the essay establishes the context for this debate, illustrating the clash between advocates of orthographic reform and defenders of traditional spelling. Boulenger critiques the notion that linguists, despite their expertise, have the authority to dictate the evolution of contemporary language, emphasizing that true understanding of language requires a grasp of its nuances, history, and aesthetic qualities. He presents his thoughts on the delicate balance between preserving historical linguistic forms and advancing towards contemporary usage, highlighting the potential dangers of rushing change without due respect for tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French language -- Orthography and spelling Spelling reform PC Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: Language & Communication 132773 2025-07-26T11:00:41.396417 text/html 108364 2024-10-18T17:17:31 text/html 158551 2025-07-26T11:00:44.745431 application/epub+zip 159383 2025-07-26T11:00:42.274447 application/epub+zip 102612 2025-07-26T11:00:41.695449 application/epub+zip 208236 2025-07-26T11:00:46.760399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196641 2025-07-26T11:00:44.369418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139423 2022-09-30T04:29:01.383191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116033 2025-07-26T11:00:41.119466 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96095 2024-10-18T17:17:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16854 2025-07-26T11:00:46.902413 application/rdf+xml 14112 2025-07-26T11:00:41.975442 image/jpeg 2209 2025-07-26T11:00:41.915474 image/jpeg 147973 2025-07-26T11:00:41.412423 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia