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What is it about?

This article looks at how seventeenth-century volumes of observations on the French language were read, reinterpreted, reworked and assimilated in later periods.

Why is it important?

This case study illustrates how readers are shaped by their own cultural, historical, intellectual and ideological frameworks. It highlights the importance of taking into account the intended audience and purpose of metalinguistic texts when evaluating them. It further demonstrates how the 'general wisdom' about a linguistic genre may be shaped by later readings of the text.

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