The french language we know today was actually a compilation of different dialects. True or False
French · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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True. The French language, as we know it today, is indeed a result of the amalgamation of various dialects spoken across regions in what is now modern-day France and parts of Belgium and Switzerland. Historically, the region known as Gaul (modern France) was home to a multitude of Gallo-Romance dialects. The dialect that formed the basis for modern standard French is known as Francien, which was the dialect of the Île-de-France region, where Paris is located. Over time, mainly due to political and cultural centralization, Francien became dominant and heavily influenced the forms of speech in other regions, leading to the French language we recognize today.