Product Description: Book by Batchelor, R. E., Offord, M. H. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a new, thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed Using French. It provides guidance for those who have already acquired the basics of French and wish to extend their knowledge of the language. Unlike conventional grammars, it gives special attention to those areas of the vocabulary and grammatical usage of contemporary French that cause most difficulty to English-speakers, and incorporates the concept of register differences throughout...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: An English introduction is followed by 28 French excerpts of government decrees and circulars, historical analysis, descriptions by contemporary sociolinguists, and documents produced by organizations seeking to protect the French language...read more

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. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Francophone Literatures draws together extracts from novels written in French by writers from Francophone areas outside Europe. These areas include North Africa, Black Africa, the Caribbean and North America.The book includes the following features:* a general introduction, which outlines the rationale and purpose of the book* a literary and a linguistic commentary on each extract included* a separate bibliography accompanying each section* a glossary of linguistic terms...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)