02689nam 2200709 a 450 991095934550332120200520144314.0978661082784897818535968079781280827846128082784X9781853596803185359680910.21832/9781853596803(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(Perlego)969936(EXLCZ)9911105648700085820000405d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrench words past, present, and future /Malcolm Offord1st ed.Clevedon ;Buffalo Multilingual Matters Ltd.c20011 online resource (vii, 125 pages)Modern languages in practice ;14Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781853594960 1853594962 9781853594977 1853594970 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 languageVocabularyHistory.448.1Offord M. H1034379MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959345503321French words4361691UNINA