Written in highly readable French, this book is designed to serve as a textbook for a course in the history of the French language. It is written for American students who are upper division French majors, and also for first-year graduate students. The text traces the evolution of the French language from Latin to the end of the 13th century, yet introduces the student to the basic concepts of linguistics, and in particular to historical linguistics. All technical terms, even elementary terms, such as syntax, phonology, morphology, etc. are fully explained with examples.
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This volume fills a definite need; a text, written in French, which covers the essentials of the history of the language in a manner that is neither too technical nor too simplistic.>>>> (Jurgen Klausenburger Modern Language Review )
...a very well conceived presentation of the history of French language.>>>> (Jurgen Klausenburger French Review )
...complete treatment, excellent examples, clear and concise explanations of the terminology for students who have had neither Latin nor linguistics. The need for such a text designated for American students has existed for some time; I expect that this volume will fill that need.>>> (Chamberlain, Jeffrey T. French Review )
M. deserves credit for venturing to fill an acknowledged gap in the material available for teaching the history of French to American students.>>>> (Chamberlain, Jeffrey T. Romance Philology )
...this is an extremely useful, no-nonsense book. Whether the topic is the phenomenon of language, Bartsch's Law, or a syntactical feature, it is expressed in very clear, easily understandable terms, ideal for the beginner. It should make a very welcome addition to the canon of philological texts for undergraduates.>>> (Modern Language Review )
...this is an extremely useful, no-nonsense book. Whether the topic is the phenomenon of language, Bartsch's Law, or a syntactical feature, it is expressed in very clear, easily understandable terms, ideal for the beginner. It should make a very welcome addition to the canon of philological texts for undergraduates. (Modern Language Review )
This volume fills a definite need; a text, written in French, which covers the essentials of the history of the language in a manner that is neither too technical nor too simplistic. (Jurgen Klausenburger Modern Language Review )
...a very well conceived presentation of the history of French language. (Jurgen Klausenburger French Review )
...complete treatment, excellent examples, clear and concise explanations of the terminology for students who have had neither Latin nor linguistics. The need for such a text designated for American students has existed for some time; I expect that this volume will fill that need. (Jeffrey T. Chamberlain French Review )
M. deserves credit for venturing to fill an acknowledged gap in the material available for teaching the history of French to American students. (Jeffrey T. Chamberlain Romance Philology )
...a very well conceived presentation of the history of French language.>>>> (Jurgen Klausenburger French Review )
...complete treatment, excellent examples, clear and concise explanations of the terminology for students who have had neither Latin nor linguistics. The need for such a text designated for American students has existed for some time; I expect that this volume will fill that need.>>> (Chamberlain, Jeffrey T. French Review )
M. deserves credit for venturing to fill an acknowledged gap in the material available for teaching the history of French to American students.>>>> (Chamberlain, Jeffrey T. Romance Philology )
...this is an extremely useful, no-nonsense book. Whether the topic is the phenomenon of language, Bartsch's Law, or a syntactical feature, it is expressed in very clear, easily understandable terms, ideal for the beginner. It should make a very welcome addition to the canon of philological texts for undergraduates.>>> (Modern Language Review )
...this is an extremely useful, no-nonsense book. Whether the topic is the phenomenon of language, Bartsch's Law, or a syntactical feature, it is expressed in very clear, easily understandable terms, ideal for the beginner. It should make a very welcome addition to the canon of philological texts for undergraduates. (Modern Language Review )
This volume fills a definite need; a text, written in French, which covers the essentials of the history of the language in a manner that is neither too technical nor too simplistic. (Jurgen Klausenburger Modern Language Review )
...a very well conceived presentation of the history of French language. (Jurgen Klausenburger French Review )
...complete treatment, excellent examples, clear and concise explanations of the terminology for students who have had neither Latin nor linguistics. The need for such a text designated for American students has existed for some time; I expect that this volume will fill that need. (Jeffrey T. Chamberlain French Review )
M. deserves credit for venturing to fill an acknowledged gap in the material available for teaching the history of French to American students. (Jeffrey T. Chamberlain Romance Philology )
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I bough this textbook for a class I took and it was everything we needed. I am only a student and found it interesting and easy to follow.
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This book is a wealth of information, so if that is what you're looking for, then great. On the other hand it really stinks as a teaching tool. The chapters are sometimes difficult to get through and tend to lump a great many rules all together until it becomes difficult for students to differentiate them. The exercises for each chapter are even worse - often referencing chapters from completely separate books and asking students to complete tasks they are not capable of completing based on what they learned in the book alone. In my opinion, it creates more confusion in the classroom than anything else. If you are a beginner in regards to linguistic history and transformation, or if you are teaching a class on the topic, please avoid this book - it is not for you.
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