A comprehensive French grammar
"Since its initial publication in 1950, A Comprehensive French Grammar has been an indispensable tool for advanced students of French language and literature. Now in its sixth edition; this well-established work reflects the changes that have occurred in the way French is commonly studied and taught. Written by renowned French scholar Glanville Price, this classic text is characterized by clear and accessible explanations, numerous examples and sample sentences, a new section on register and me…
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- Full title :A comprehensive French grammar / Glanville Price.
Summary
"Since its initial publication in 1950, A Comprehensive French Grammar has been an indispensable tool for advanced students of French language and literature. Now in its sixth edition; this well-established work reflects the changes that have occurred in the way French is commonly studied and taught. Written by renowned French scholar Glanville Price, this classic text is characterized by clear and accessible explanations, numerous examples and sample sentences, a new section on register and medium, and useful appendices covering topics including age and time, all in an easily navigated format. This volume is essential for anyone seeking an in-depth understanding of the French language."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2008.
- Edition:6th ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Blackwell Pub
- Place of Publication:Malden, MA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
The Physical Object
- Description:xix, 588 pages ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781405153843, 1405153849, 9781405153850, 1405153857
- oclc:ocn156785052
- LC Classification:PC2112
- Dewey Decimal:448.2/421
Table of Contents
Preface -- Selective bibliography -- Technical terms and abbreviations -- [pt. 1.] Introduction -- Alphabet -- Phonetic transcription -- The two varieties of 'H' in French -- Capitals -- Punctuation -- Division into syllables -- Hyphens -- Accents and the cedilla -- Diaeresis -- Elision -- Register and medium.
[pt. 2.] The noun phrase -- Introduction -- Determiners -- Articles -- Introduction -- Definite article -- Indefinite article -- Partitive article -- Gender -- Introduction -- Gender according to meaning -- Gender and sex -- Other categories -- The gender of place-names -- Gender shown by ending -- Introduction -- Masculine endings -- Feminine endings -- Problematic endings -- The gender of compound nouns -- Words that are identical in form but different in gender -- Some anomalies of gender -- Gender of other parts of speech used as nouns -- The feminine of nouns and adjectives -- Introduction -- Spoken French -- Written French -- The plural of nouns -- Spoken French -- Written French -- Compound nouns -- Miscellaneous -- The plural of adjectives -- Agreement of adjectives -- The position of adjectives -- The comparison of adjectives and adverbs -- Adjectives used as nouns…
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