Vaugelas and the Development of the French Language
Title | Vaugelas and the Development of the French Language PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Ayres-Bennett |
Publisher | MHRA |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780947623135 |
The French Language in the Seventeenth Century
Title | The French Language in the Seventeenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Rickard |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 574 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | France |
ISBN | 9780859913539 |
The sixty French texts edited here are all direct commentaries, by contemporary authors, on the French language in the 17th century. By this time, French had begun to assert its independence; in its written and printed form it was being used for a wide variety of literary, technical and administrative purposes. Its practitioners not only successfully challenged the hitherto dominant position of Latin, but also began, for the first time, to discuss and analyse for its own sake the language which was now their preferred medium for expression -- hence, in the first half of the seventeenth century, a growing number of publications on the nature and characteristics of French. The texts demonstrate the sustained critical preoccupationwith the welfare of the French language in the 17th century, and illustrate the various ways in which the writers of the age contributed to its development as an instrument of literary expression and social intercourse.
Vaugelas and the Development of the French Language
Title | Vaugelas and the Development of the French Language PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Margaret Ayres |
Publisher | |
Pages | 774 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Vaugelas and the Development of the French Language
Title | Vaugelas and the Development of the French Language PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Ayres-Bennett |
Publisher | |
Pages | 387 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | French language |
ISBN |
A History of the French Language
Title | A History of the French Language PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Rickard |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2003-10-04 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1134838786 |
Incorporating a description of the Vulgar Latin spoken in Gaul, and the earliest recorded forms of French, the development of the French language through the later Middle Ages and Renaissance period is documented, to show the extent of standardization of form in the 17th and 18th centuries.
A History of the French Language Through Texts
Title | A History of the French Language Through Texts PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Ayres-Bennett |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2005-06-27 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1134856628 |
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 illustrate particular points. The inclusion of non-literary, as well as literary texts serves to illustrate some of the many varieties of French whether in legal, scientific, epistolatory, administrative or liturgical or in more popular domains, including attempts to represent spoken usage. This is essential reading for the undergraduate student of French.
A History of the French Language Through Texts
Title | A History of the French Language Through Texts PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Ayres-Bennett |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 2005-06-27 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1134856636 |
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 illustrate particular points. The inclusion of non-literary, as well as literary texts serves to illustrate some of the many varieties of French whether in legal, scientific, epistolatory, administrative or liturgical or in more popular domains, including attempts to represent spoken usage. This is essential reading for the undergraduate student of French.