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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2012
      July 2011
      ISBN:
      9780511921872
      9780521196734
      9780521145114
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921872
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.36kg, 802 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.24kg, 800 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Grammar and Syntax, European Language and Linguistics, Other Languages and Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
      Series:
      Reference Grammars
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    Grammar and Syntax, European Language and Linguistics, Other Languages and Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
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    Reference Grammars
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    Book description

    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.

    Reviews

    'All serious students of French will welcome this reference grammar. It is comprehensive and clear and a lively extract from creative writing at the beginning of each chapter illustrates current usage. The authors emphasise standard language, but they also show awareness of different registers and the variety of use within francophonie. The work will prove very useful to students and teachers for many years.'

    Walter Grauberg - Director of the University Language Centre and Head of Linguistics, University of Nottingham

    '… a vital resource for advanced speakers of French who wish to refine their knowledge of the French grammar … This book could certainly serve as a useful resource in ad advanced grammar class … the chapters on the history of the French language and on linguistic register and variation are an excellent resource for introducing linguistic topics that go beyond that which is typically found in a grammar manual.'

    Source: French Review

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