Reforms of French orthography

The orthography of French French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

 was already more or less fixed, and from a phonological Phonology

Phonology , is a subfield of linguistics [i] which studies the sound [i] system of a specific language [i] ... 

 point of view outdated, when its lexicography developed in the late 17th century 17th century

As a means of recording the passage of time [i], the 17th century was that century [i] which lasted from ... 

 and the Acadmie franaise was mandated to establish an "official" prescriptive norm.

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The orthography of French French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

 was already more or less fixed, and from a phonological Phonology

Phonology , is a subfield of linguistics [i] which studies the sound [i] system of a specific language [i] ... 

 point of view outdated, when its lexicography developed in the late 17th century 17th century

As a means of recording the passage of time [i], the 17th century was that century [i] which lasted from ... 

 and the Acadmie française was mandated to establish an "official" prescriptive norm.

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