The French Language

Author : Adrian Battye,Marie-Anne Hintze,Paul Rowlett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136903359

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The French Language Today by Adrian Battye,Marie-Anne Hintze,Paul Rowlett Pdf

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 : Peter Rickard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : French language
ISBN : OCLC:1391566037

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A History of the French Language by Peter Rickard Pdf

Author : Jean-Benoit Nadeau,Julie Barlow
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781429932400

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The Story of French by Jean-Benoit Nadeau,Julie Barlow Pdf

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 : Michelle A. Harrison,Aurélie Joubert
Publisher : Springer
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783319959399

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French Language Policies and the Revitalisation of Regional Languages in the 21st Century by Michelle A. Harrison,Aurélie Joubert Pdf

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 Rickard
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : French language
ISBN : 0044452950

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A History of the French Language by Peter Rickard Pdf

This well-established and popular book provides students with all the linguistic background they need for studying any period of French literature.

Author : R. E. Batchelor,M. Chebli-Saadi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-14
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781139504010

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A Reference Grammar of French by R. E. Batchelor,M. Chebli-Saadi Pdf

A Reference Grammar of French is a lively, wide-ranging and original handbook on the structure of the French language. It includes new information on register, pronunciation, gender, number, foreign words (Latin, Arabic, English, Spanish, Italian), adjectives and past participles used as nouns, texting, word order, frequency of occurrence of words, and usage with all geographical names. Examples come not only from France, but also from Quebec, Belgium and Switzerland. Readers will appreciate the initial passages illustrating the grammatical features of a given chapter. Also included is a user-friendly introduction to the French language, from its Latin origins to modern times. A full glossary explains any terms that might confuse the less experienced reader, and the index leads the student through the detailed labyrinth of grammatical features. This handbook will be an invaluable resource for students and teachers who want to perfect their knowledge of all aspects of French grammar.

Author : Henriette Walter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134902057

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French Inside Out by Henriette Walter Pdf

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Glanville Price
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fransk sprog
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028998776

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The French Language by Glanville Price Pdf

Author : Wendy Ayres-Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134856626

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A History of the French Language Through Texts by Wendy Ayres-Bennett Pdf

This new history of the French language allows the reader to see how the language has evolved for themselves. It combines texts and extracts with a readable and detailed commentary allowing the language to be viewed both synchronically and diachronically. Core texts range from the ninth century to the present day highlight central features of the language, whilst a range of shorter texts illustrate particular points. The inclusion of non-literary, as well as literary texts serves to illustrate some of the many varieties of French whether in legal, scientific, epistolatory, administrative or liturgical or in more popular domains, including attempts to represent spoken usage. This is essential reading for the undergraduate student of French.

Author : Steve Timmins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995-11-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015050757643

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French Fun by Steve Timmins Pdf

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 : Wendy Ayres-Bennett,Janice Carruthers,Rosalind Temple
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317886525

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Problems and Perspectives by Wendy Ayres-Bennett,Janice Carruthers,Rosalind Temple Pdf

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 : Alfred Ewert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : French language
ISBN : UOM:39076006800259

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The French Language by Alfred Ewert Pdf

Author : Lauren Collins
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698191075

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When in French by Lauren Collins Pdf

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 : Peter Bakker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997-06-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195357080

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A Language of Our Own by Peter Bakker Pdf

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 : Derek Offord,Vladislav Rjéoutski,Gesine Argent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN : 9462982724

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The French Language in Russia by Derek Offord,Vladislav Rjéoutski,Gesine Argent Pdf

-- With support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the UK and the Deutsches Historisches Institut Moskau --The French Language in Russia provides the fullest examination and discussion to date of the adoption of the French language by the elites of imperial Russia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is interdisciplinary, approaching its subject from the angles of various kinds of history and historical sociolinguistics. Beyond its bearing on some of the grand narratives of Russian thought and literature, this book may afford more general insight into the social, political, cultural, and literary implications and effects of bilingualism in a speech community over a long period. It should also enlarge understanding of francophonie as a pan-European phenomenon. On the broadest plane, it has significance in an age of unprecedented global connectivity, for it invites us to look beyond the experience of a single nation and the social groups and individuals within it in order to discover how languages and the cultures and narratives associated with them have been shared across national boundaries.