An Accommodating Language: The Chronology, Typology and Dynamics of Borrowing / Henriette Walter -- The Metaphor of Borrowing: Implications for a Theory of Language Evolution. A Response to Henriette Walter / Penelope Gardner-Chloros -- Is it the Corruption of French Thought Processes that Purists Fear? A Response to Henriette Walter / Jean-Marc Dewaele -- The Political Dimension of Borrowings and French Reactions. A Response to Henriette Walter / Dennis Ager -- Is French Really Open to Outside Influences? A Response to Henriette Walter / Anne Judge -- Etymological Routes: Some Supplementary Remarks / Malcolm Offord -- Spelling Reform in France and Germany: Attitudes and Reactions / Rodney Ball -- Is French in Belgium More Susceptible to English Influence? / Emmanuelle Labeau.