French Words : Past, Present and Future.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (133 pages)
- Modern Language in Practice Series ; v.14 .
- Modern Language in Practice Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Words and Their Constituent Parts -- Chapter 2 Words -- Chapter 3 Words With a Long History -- Chapter 4 Words With a Foreign Origin -- Chapter 5 Words with a Short History - Neologisms -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography.
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.