02630nam 2200685 a 450 991078015020332120230810180846.01-280-82784-X978661082784897818535968071-85359-680-910.21832/9781853596803(CKB)111056487000858(OCoLC)614963938(CaPaEBR)ebrary10170590(SSID)ssj0000158378(PQKBManifestationID)11946910(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158378(PQKBWorkID)10149480(PQKB)10589536(MiAaPQ)EBC3007728(DE-B1597)514092(OCoLC)667012482(DE-B1597)9781853596803(Au-PeEL)EBL3007728(CaPaEBR)ebr10170590(CaONFJC)MIL82784(EXLCZ)9911105648700085820000405h20012001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrench words past, present, and future /Malcolm OffordClevedon ;Buffalo :Multilingual Matters Ltd.,2001.©20011 online resource (vii, 125 pages)Modern languages in practice ;14Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-85359-496-2 1-85359-497-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 125).Front matter --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 --BibliographyUsing 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.Modern languages in practice ;14.French languageVocabularyHistoryFrench.language.vocabulary.French languageVocabularyHistory.448.1Offord M. H1034379MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780150203321French words3781684UNINA