Cassell's Contemporary French: A Handbook of Grammar, Current Usage, and Word Power [Hardcover]

Valerie Worth-Stylianou (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0026315637 | ISBN-13: 978-0026315630 | Publication Date: May 3, 1993 | Edition: 1

Cassell's Contemporary French is designed to make your French-speaking experience relaxing and uncomplicated. Part 1, A Concise Reference Grammar, is like a complete refresher course in the basics of sentence structure, verb forms (including modal verbs), mood, parts of speech, and gender. It's filled with examples and focuses on the specific problems English speakers often encounter when they try to learn French.

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About the Author

Valerie Worth-Stylianou is the editor for the Cassell's Contemporary series. She is a lecturer in French at King's College in London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 420 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co; 1 edition (May 3, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0026315637
• ISBN-13: 978-0026315630
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #727,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now printed as Langenscheidt Pocket Grammar, February 2, 2003

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J. Hall "JonnyMH" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cassell's Contemporary French: A Handbook of Grammar, Current Usage, and Word Power (Hardcover)

Too bad the Cassell's Contemporary Italian/French/Spanish/German series are now out of print. I have them all the they are the best grammar books I own. I am a language buff and own several grammars and these can't be beat! I had been looking for the Cassell's Contemporary Italian recently and discovered the Langenscheidt Pocket Grammars are the Cassell's Contemporary series in new editions. They are identical. Though it looks now as if the Langenscheidt French Grammar is now out of print. Snatch any used copies of this available. They are well worth it!

20 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was just the summary of French grammar that I wanted., January 26, 1999

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This review is from: Cassell's Contemporary French: A Handbook of Grammar, Current Usage, and Word Power (Hardcover)

I've found everything I was looking for in a French grammar book. I find it easy to locate various areas of study. I see lots of practical usage entries that I haven't gotten to yet. I look forward to using this book for many years.

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive handbook for students of the French language, January 7, 2011

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L. Hall "Kathleen" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cassell's Contemporary French: A Handbook of Grammar, Current Usage, and Word Power (Hardcover)

This series - I also have the Italian version - is a very good series for language students. It provides a digestable summary of usage and grammar for casual reading while also acting as an indispensable reference book.