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Using an original mode of presentation, the ‘textbite’, this book seeks to approach the French vocabulary from as many angles as possible - showing how French words are constructed, the difficulties inherent in defining a word, the relationships words enter into, their origins, and recent trends in word formation. Examples and exercises are provided throughout.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 Words and Their Constituent Parts
2 Words
3 Words With a Long History
4 Words With a Foreign Origin
5 Words with a Short History – Neologisms
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography

French Words: Past, Present and Future

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      Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
      Publication Date: 15/11/2000
      ISBN13: 9781853594960, 978-1853594960
      ISBN10: 1853594962

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Using an original mode of presentation, the ‘textbite’, this book seeks to approach the French vocabulary from as many angles as possible - showing how French words are constructed, the difficulties inherent in defining a word, the relationships words enter into, their origins, and recent trends in word formation. Examples and exercises are provided throughout.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1 Words and Their Constituent Parts
      2 Words
      3 Words With a Long History
      4 Words With a Foreign Origin
      5 Words with a Short History – Neologisms
      Conclusion
      Appendix
      Bibliography

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