The Academy is an academy Rug English parody , awarded annually since 1999, said a price of "civic indignity" to a member of the elite French who, according to the jury, distinguished himself by his eagerness to promote the domination of the English in France and the European institutions to the detriment of the French language.

Among the members of this academy are especially Angelo Rinaldi of the French Academy , Christine Clerc , Anne Cublier , Yves Frmion , Paul-Marie Coteaux , Duneton Claude and Dominique Noguez. It is chaired by Philippe de Saint Robert , president of the Association for the preservation and expansion of the French language.

This award was created in 1999 by four associations of defending and promoting the French language:

• Association for the preservation and expansion of the French language, ASSELAF which publishes the letter (s)
• Future of the French language ,
• Defence of the French language (DLF)
• Understanding the Law (SDC).

Under Rug English Academy, the award "especially distinguishes the deserters from the French language that adds to their uncivil language a spineless submission to globalized financial powers, responsible for the lowering of national identity, democracy and systems social ".

Under this definition, this price is not a manifestation of chauvinism , but a manifestation of promoting the French language-cons to the promotion of English where the French language could be considered legitimate and respect for diversity cultural, particularly within the European Union, against the culture "unique" original " Anglo-Saxon. "

Since 2001 , was established a "Special Jury Prize" which distinguishes the personalities of the elite European and international collaborating actively in the spread of English in European or international institutions.

The winners of the English carpets

• 1999 : Louis Schweitzer , CEO of Renault , for imposing the use of Anglo-American in the minutes of board meetings of his company (just before Claude Allegre , selected to have told La Rochelle on 30 August 1997 "The French should stop considering English as a Foreign Language ).
• 2000 : Alain Richard , Minister of Defense, for military forced the French to speak English in the European Corps , so that no nation is not English.
• 2001 : Jean-Marie Messier , CEO of Vivendi Universal, for systematically favored English as the language of communication in their companies.
• 2002 : Jean-Marie Colombani , director of the publication of the World publishes without any reciprocity and exclusion of any other language, a weekly supplement in English from the New York Times.
• 2003 : The HEC Group , whose CEO, Bernard Ramanantsoa , said in December 2002 : "To say that French is an international language of communication such as English to make you smile today."
• 2004 : Claude Thlot , Chairman of the Commission of the national debate on the future of the school , considered to have "English for international communication" as a teaching fundamental to the equal of the French language, and have advocated learning through the dissemination of serials American original version on French television channels.
• 2005 : France Telecom , telecommunications operator chaired by Didier Lombard , for the establishment of services and products with English names ("Business Talk Live-Zoom Family Talk ..."), designated by eight votes against four Yves Daudigny , President of the General Council of the Aisne for its advertising campaign in English "The Aisne, it's Open! .
• 2006 : The Constitutional Council for "his many violations of article 2 of the Constitution which provides that the language of the French Republic is French "and for" said the London Protocol on patents with the Constitution, allowing a text in English or German to have legal effect in France. "
• 2007 : Christine Lagarde , Minister of Economy, for sometimes communicated in English with its services, so much so that according to the chained duck , it would be nicknamed "Christine The Guard.
• 2008 : Valerie Pcresse , Minister of Higher Education and Research as saying that the French language was in decline and need to break the taboo of English in EU institutions, as well as in French universities, mandating intensive teaching of the language (this is particularly contrary to the Elyse Treaty of 1963) ^{Winners of the Special Jury Prize for foreigners}
  • 2001 : The company Lego , manufacturer Danish of toys for children, which presents its products in France and worldwide in English only as the expressions "explores being me," "explores together", "explores logic" and "exploring imagination"
  • 2002 : Romano Prodi , President of the European Commission for the matter of labeling in English food, and the imposition of English as the single negotiating for EU enlargement.
  • 2003 : Pascal Lamy , who was elected for his systematic use of English in his post as European Commissioner, in violation of EU rules.
  • 2004 : Jean-Claude Trichet , president of the European Central Bank elected to be presented in English politics before the establishment of the European Parliament in Strasbourg and reported upon taking office "I am not a Frenchman."
  • 2005 : Josep Borrell , European Parliament President, to have an advantage English at a session of the Euro-Mediterranean parliamentary assembly he had to preside at Rabat in Morocco without providing the translation of working documents.
  • 2006 : Ernest-Antoine Seilliere , president of Business Europe (formerly uICE, Union of Industries of the European Community), for giving a speech in English at the European Council in Brussels in March 2006.
  • 2007 : Police in Geneva , for broadcasting an advertisement entitled United Police of Geneva.
  • 2008 : Eurostat , Statistical Service of the European Commission, which broadcasts in April 2008 since its publication Statistics in focus only in English, abandoning the German and French.
  • 2009 : Jean-Louis Borloo , Minister of State, Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, for having signed the Treaty of IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) whose sole working language is English, by invoking emergency, while five important countries have still not signed.
  • 2010 : Paul Kagame , President of the Republic of Rwanda for his country in imposing the transition from French to English as official language and as language of instruction, and for leaving the OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie ) to join the Commonwealth.

  See also

  • Francization

  References

  1. See the press release 2008

  Related articles

  • Cultural imperialism , Linguistic Imperialism
  • Language policy , language policy of France , Language Policy of the European Union

  External Links

  • Association for the preservation and expansion of the French language ;
  • Future of the French language ;
  • Defence of the French language ;
  • Francosphre Mexico-France.
  • French Portal
  • Portal and Awards

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