The Prosthetic Tongue: Printing Technology and the Rise of the French Language

The invention of the printing press in the 16th century sent shockwaves through the European continent. In The Prosthetic Tongue (University of Pennsylvania Press), French and Italian professor Katie Chenoweth examines how the advent of the printing press affected the French language — begetting changes not only to how the language was written, but also how it was taught and thought about.