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French words : past, present, and future / Malcolm Offord.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Offord, M. H.
- Series:
- Modern languages in practice ; 14.
- Modern languages in practice ; 14
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French language--Vocabulary--History.
- French language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 125 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters Ltd., c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Using an original mode of presentation, the ‘textbite’, this book seeks to approach the French vocabulary from as many angles as possible - showing how French words are constructed, the difficulties inherent in defining a word, the relationships words enter into, their origins, and recent trends in word formation. Examples and exercises are provided throughout.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Words and Their Constituent Parts
- 2. Words
- 3. Words With a Long History
- 4. Words With a Foreign Origin
- 5. Words with a Short History – Neologisms
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 125).
- ISBN:
- 9786610827848
- 9781853596807
- 9781280827846
- 128082784X
- 9781853596803
- 1853596809
- OCLC:
- 614963938
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