316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 allowing the language to be viewed both synchronically and diachronically. Core texts range from the ninth century to the present day highlight central features of the language, whilst a range of shorter texts... Read more
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
Biography
Wendy Ayres-Bennett
`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
