History of the French Language Through Texts

Zusatztext `No other book on quite these lines is currently available in either English or French! and I envisage that this volume will be of great value as a textbook for courses on the history of the French language.' - Glanville Price! Research Professor at the University of Wales! Aberystwyth'Th[e] approach and the issues it forces us to confront make this text an outstanding teaching manual for courses in the history of the French language.' - Professor Douglas Kibbe! The Modern Language Journal'Wendy Ayres-Bennett's excellent book breaks the mould as far as histories of the French language are concerned ... This book will beinvaluable to researchers and students alike.' - Dr Janice Carruthers! French Studies Informationen zum Autor Wendy Ayres-Bennett Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; I: The Language of the Earliest Texts; II: The ‘Heyday' of Old French; III: Middle French; IV: Renaissance French; V: Classical and Neo-Classical French; VI: Modern French

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Ayres-Bennett Wendy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 17 to 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.12.1995
• EAN: 9780415100007
• ISBN: 978-0-415-10000-7
• No. of pages: 316
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics