Bernard Cerquiglini
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Bernard CerquigliniBernard Cerquiglini (born 1947 in Lyon
, France
), is a French
linguist
.
A Graduate of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, having received an agrégé
and a doctorate in letters, he was a teacher of linguistics in University of Paris VII
, former director of the National Institute for the French language, former vice-president of the Conseil supérieur de la langue française
and president of the French National Reading Observatory. In 1995 Bernard Cerquiglini joined the Oulipo
. He was in charge of a governmental studies on a French orthography
reform and about national languages in France.
Currently, he is in charge the Center for French and Francophone Studies in the Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
.
He also presents the short linguistic program called Merci professeur !, on TV5
, the famous French-language global television network.
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
linguist
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
.
A Graduate of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, having received an agrégé
Agrégation
In France, the agrégation is a civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system. The laureates are known as agrégés...
and a doctorate in letters, he was a teacher of linguistics in University of Paris VII
University of Paris VII: Denis Diderot
Paris Diderot University, also known as Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7, is a French leading University located in Paris, France. It is one of the heirs of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Paris , which was one of the earliest established in Europe, founded in the mid 12th century...
, former director of the National Institute for the French language, former vice-president of the Conseil supérieur de la langue française
Conseil supérieur de la langue française
* France's Superior Council of the French Language* Belgium's Superior Council of the French Language* Quebec's Conseil supérieur de la langue française...
and president of the French National Reading Observatory. In 1995 Bernard Cerquiglini joined the Oulipo
Oulipo
Oulipo is a loose gathering of French-speaking writers and mathematicians which seeks to create works using constrained writing techniques. It was founded in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François Le Lionnais...
. He was in charge of a governmental studies on a French orthography
Orthography
The orthography of a language specifies a standardized way of using a specific writing system to write the language. Where more than one writing system is used for a language, for example Kurdish, Uyghur, Serbian or Inuktitut, there can be more than one orthography...
reform and about national languages in France.
Currently, he is in charge the Center for French and Francophone Studies in the Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
.
He also presents the short linguistic program called Merci professeur !, on TV5
TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:...
, the famous French-language global television network.