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Author : Peter Rickard
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : French language
ISBN : 0044452950
This well-established and popular book provides students with all the linguistic background they need for studying any period of French literature.
Author : Peter Rickard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : French language
ISBN : OCLC:1391566037
Author : Adrian Battye,Marie-Anne Hintze,Paul Rowlett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136903359
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the French language from the perspective of modern linguistics. Placing French within its social and historical context, the authors highlight the complex, diverse aspects of the language in a lively and accessible way. A variety of topics is covered, including the distribution of French in the world, the historical development of standard French, the sound system of French, its sentence patterns, and its stylistic and geographical variations. Fully updated and revised, this new edition places a greater emphasis on sociolinguistics. To make the book more user-friendly, the following new features have been added: * a further reading guide at the end of each chapter * a glossary of linguistic terms * an expanded bibliography and index.
Author : Victor Ernest Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127197643
This book is intended for English-speaking Canadians who want to do something about learning French.
Author : Wendy Ayres-Bennett,Janice Carruthers,Rosalind Temple
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317886525
Problems and Perspectives- Studies in the Modern French Language looks at a number of interesting or problematic areas in the phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis of the French language and encourages the reader to think critically about different ways of approaching, describing and explaining these issues or data. The book is divided into two parts- the first section is a preliminary to, and contextualises, the discussion of the more specialised topics of the second part. Part two presents problematic and controversial areas in the description and analysis of the contemporary language. Where appropriate historical and sociolinguistic issues are also integrated into the discussion of modern French. Aimed primarily at advanced students and researchers in French linguistics, the introductory sections of part one also make this book accessible to undergraduates beginning their study of French linguistics, and to less specialised readers.
Author : Alexandra Lapierre
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1609457587
Based on the true story of Belle da Costa Greene, a woman who defied all odds to carve out a destiny of her own choosing, this is a richly imagined novel bursting with atmosphere, lush period detail, and many unforgettable characters. New York in the 1900s. A young girl fascinated by rare books defies all odds and becomes the director of one of the country's most prestigious private libraries. It belongs to the magnate J. P. Morgan, darling of the international aristocracy and one of the city's richest men. Flamboyant, brilliant, beautiful, Belle is among New York society's most sought after intellectuals. She also hides a secret. Although she looks white, she is African American, the daughter of a famous black activist who sees her desire to hide her origins as the consummate betrayal. Torn between history's ineluctable imperatives and the freedom to belong to the society of her choosing, Belle's drama, which plays out in a violently racist America, is one that resonates forcefully, and illuminatingly even today. The fruit of years of research and interviews, Alexandra Lapierre's magnificent novel recounts the struggles, victories, and heartbreaks of a woman who is free, astonishingly determined, daring, and fully, exuberantly alive.
Author : Lauren Collins
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698191075
A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier—a surprising turn of events for someone who didn’t have a passport until she was in college. But what does it mean to love someone in a second language? Collins wonders, as her relationship with Olivier continues to grow entirely in English. Are there things she doesn’t understand about Olivier, having never spoken to him in his native tongue? Does “I love you” even mean the same thing as “je t’aime”? When the couple, newly married, relocates to Francophone Geneva, Collins—fearful of one day becoming "a Borat of a mother" who doesn’t understand her own kids—decides to answer her questions for herself by learning French. When in French is a laugh-out-loud funny and surprising memoir about the lengths we go to for love, as well as an exploration across culture and history into how we learn languages—and what they say about who we are. Collins grapples with the complexities of the French language, enduring excruciating role-playing games with her classmates at a Swiss language school and accidently telling her mother-in-law that she’s given birth to a coffee machine. In learning French, Collins must wrestle with the very nature of French identity and society—which, it turns out, is a far cry from life back home in North Carolina. Plumbing the mysterious depths of humanity’s many forms of language, Collins describes with great style and wicked humor the frustrations, embarrassments, surprises, and, finally, joys of learning—and living in—French.
Author : Steve Timmins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1995-11-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015050757643
If you grapple daily with spoken Québec French, are thinking of visiting or doing business in la belle province or would like to communicate more effectively with your Québécois friends and colleagues, French Fun is the book for you. With lively illustrations and hilarious literal translations, it introduces you to the French language of Québec through a collection of some of the most common and colourful idioms heard in Québec today. These are words from the real spoken French of Québec — some standard, some informal, others with a fascinating linguistic or cultural story behind them. The perfect complement to all French programs, French Fun is a must for anyone wishing to have a more intimate acquaintance with the French language of Québec and the people who speak it. Ce livre constitue un recueil des mots et expressions les plus courants et colorés de la langue québécoise de tous les jours. En le publiant, l’auteur veut partager cette richesse linguistique avec les anglophones de partout. Bien que s’adressant principalement aux anglophones, cette oeuvre peut aussi être intéressante et utile pour les francophones.
Author : Michelle A. Harrison,Aurélie Joubert
Publisher : Springer
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783319959399
This edited volume presents an analysis of the evolution of French language policies and their impact on French regional languages and their communities. It gathers studies on language revitalisation from several territorial minority languages (Breton, Alsatian, Catalan, Occitan, Basque, Corsican, Francoprovençal, Picard, Reunionese) and evaluates the challenges and opportunities that they face in the 21st century. The chapters tackle different aspects of language endangerment and language planning and adopt varied theoretical and methodological approaches. The first section of the book reconsiders the difficulties in establishing linguistic boundaries and classification for some regional languages. The second section examines the important theme of the new generation of speakers with issues of transmission and identity formation and the changes they can bring to traditional communities. The third section highlights new developments in the context of new technologies and the heightened visibility of regional languages. Finally, the last section presents an overview of the contemporary situation of minority language revitalisation in France and synthesises the key trends identified in this volume: from the educational domain to the European Charter for Minority and Regional languages. This book will appeal to students and scholars of the sociology of language, sociolinguistics, language policy, minority languages and language endangerment.
Author : Peter Bakker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997-06-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195357080
The Michif language -- spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada -- is considered an "impossible language" since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammatical rules. Bakker uses historical research and fieldwork data to present the first detailed analysis of this language and how it came into being.
Author : Jean-Benoit Nadeau,Julie Barlow
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781429932400
Why does everything sound better if it's said in French? That fascination is at the heart of The Story of French, the first history of one of the most beautiful languages in the world that was, at one time, the pre-eminent language of literature, science and diplomacy. In a captivating narrative that spans the ages, from Charlemagne to Cirque du Soleil, Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow unravel the mysteries of a language that has maintained its global influence despite the rise of English. As in any good story, The Story of French has spectacular failures, unexpected successes and bears traces of some of history's greatest figures: the tenacity of William the Conqueror, the staunchness of Cardinal Richelieu, and the endurance of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Through this colorful history, Nadeau and Barlow illustrate how French acquired its own peculiar culture, revealing how the culture of the language spread among francophones the world over and yet remains curiously centered in Paris. In fact, French is not only thriving—it still has a surprisingly strong influence on other languages. As lively as it is fascinating, The Story of French challenges long held assumptions about French and shows why it is still the world's other global language.
Author : Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780486119991
Works by Villon, Ronsard, Voltaire, Mallarmé, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, many more. Full French texts with literal English translations on facing pages. Biographical, critical information on each poet. Introduction. 31 black-and-white illustrations.
Author : Andrew Pettegree,Malcolm Walsby,Alexander Wilkinson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1638 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9789047422440
A complete short-title catalogue of all books published in the French language before 1601. Based on twelve years of investigations in libraries in France and other countries, FB lists over 52,000 bibliographically distinct items in over 1,600 different libraries.
Author : Alfred Ewert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : French language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020045477
Author : William W. Kibler
Publisher : Modern Language Assn of Amer
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0873522923
The first section, on the grammar, presents reading selections from Marie de France's lai "Fresne" and selections in two major literary dialects of Old French--Anglo-Norman and Picard. These are followed by chapters on Old French morphology and syntax; phonology sections are included at the end of each chapter. Contains a glossary, an index, and a select bibliography.