Lettre à nos lecteurs.

The article presents the authors' views on the growth of the journal "Language et Société," since its inception in the year 1977. According to them the journal appeared as a working paper in its initial years, mainly from the team created by Manager Pierre Achard. It was mainly due to the scientific orientations of Achard that the journal made significant contributions in various facets of speech. After Achard's death, his successor Sonia Branca ensured the editorial quality of the journal for eight important years. She also played a major role in developing international scientific contacts and construction of links with the community of linguists. The team that succeeds Branca today is based on an editorial project that has principles of continuity and growth. In the future the journal has plans to publish issues specifically concentrating on the areas of discipline and the analysis of speech in countries like Germany. The journal is bound with the principles of functioning and orientations, which have aided it in its growth.