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A History of the French Language by Location: Online (Also available in print)Publication Date: 1989In contrast with the preceding source, this slim volume offers an overview of the French language, deliberately avoiding great detail.
French Language History & Linguistics
Histoire de la Langue Francaise des Origines a Nos Jours by
This is an extensive history, based on a continuum beginning with Latin and ending with modern French
Location: Mugar Memorial Library Stacks (PC2075 .F66 )Publication Date: 1966
Nouvelle Histoire de la Langue Française by Location: Mugar Memorial Library Stacks (PC2075 .N68 1999 )Publication Date: 1999
Vocabulary of Modern French: origins, structure and function by
The Vocabulary of Modern French provides a fresh insight into contemporary French. With this book, Hilary Wise offers the first comprehensive overview of the modern French vocabulary: its historical sources, formal organisation and social and stylistic functions. Topics covered include: * external influences on the language * word formation * semantic change * style and register In addition, the author looks at the relationship between social and lexical change and examines attempts at intervention in the development of the language.
Location: Mugar Memorial Library Stacks (PC2075 .W57 1997 )Publication Date: 1997
Linguistic Change in French by
This book deals with the linguistic history of French, including the creolization of the language and sociolinguistic change. It also treats the processes of linguistic change and the lexical, semantic, phonological, morphological and syntactic changes which have taken place.
Location: Mugar Memorial Library PC2075 .P64 1997Publication Date: 1997
Linguistics Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics by
These 4 volumes contain articles on central linguistic themes, their related concepts and relationships with other disciplines. They intend to be authoritative, comprehensive and international in scope, while appealing to an academic audience. There is an alphabetic list of the articles; the longer entries are signed and followed by bibliographies.
Location: Mugar Memorial Library Reference X (P29 .E48 2006 )Publication Date: 2005
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics by
The goal of this source is to present articles on the full range of linguistic disciplines (applied, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, etc.) and their inter-relationships, as well as their intersections with other disciplines.
Location: Mugar Memorial Library Reference X (P29 .I58 2003)Publication Date: 2003
