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Raising a Truly Bilingual Child
In spoken French it's definitely on its way out, effectively leaving only "pas" as a single negative particle. It's a good example of what is called the Jespersen's Cycle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jespersen%27s_Cycle
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0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jespersen%27s_Cycle