LEXOS · World Language

French

French is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.

Deep Dive

Gallo-Romance branch of Indo-European; Latin script. Official in 29 countries and historically the dominant language of European diplomacy.

6 Levels of Analysis for French

Phonetics

Speech sounds

Phonology

Phonemes and sound patterns

Morphology

Word structure and formation

Syntax

Phrases and sentence structure

Other Indo-European languages

English Spanish Hindi Portuguese Bengali Russian Punjabi German Marathi Urdu Italian Gujarati Persian Polish Pashto Odia Ukrainian Bhojpuri Maithili Sindhi Romanian Awadhi Dutch Kurdish Serbo-Croatian Saraiki Nepali Sinhala Assamese Marwari Magahi Haryanvi Chhattisgarhi Greek Deccan Sylheti Czech Dhundhari Swedish Belarusian Balochi

Frequently asked about French

What language family does French belong to?

Indo-European.

At which levels can I analyse French?

Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).

Is French one of the most spoken world languages?

Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.

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