Dictionnaire grammatical du mauvais langage : ou, Recueil des expressions et des phrases vicieuses usitées en France, et notamment à Lyon

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molard, Étienne, 1760?-1825

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Dictionnaire Grammatical du Mauvais Langage" by Étienne Molard is a linguistic reference work likely written in the early 19th century. This dictionary addresses common errors and misuses in the French language, particularly focusing on regional variations and corrupt expressions, especially in the Lyon area. The book serves as a guide for proper usage, aiming to enhance the understanding and application of the French language. The opening of this work presents an introduction to the importance of studying linguistic flaws and mispronunciations specific to different regions of France. It emphasizes the essentiality of avoiding these errors in educational contexts, particularly for children. Molard begins detailing various words and phrases deemed "mauvais langage," providing corrections, grammatical explanations, and historical contexts. Through specific examples, it illustrates the common mistakes made in everyday speech, thereby laying the groundwork for readers to refine their language skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Mark C. Orton, Hugo Voisard, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2007-11-23