'There was a more formal, accent reserved for public speeches, and sermons at church called the: "Grand usage."
After the revolution the new ruling class adopted the "Grand usage" in day to day speech and it became Parisian French.'
It's interesting how many languages standardized based on the variant spoken by the ruling elites, often imposed by revolutionaries. That's how Standard Chinese came to be based off of the courtly tongue of the Mandarins.
It's interesting how many languages standardized based on the variant spoken by the ruling elites, often imposed by revolutionaries. That's how Standard Chinese came to be based off of the courtly tongue of the Mandarins.