This guide delves into the intricacies of French language and culture, focusing on "false friends" and key vocabulary. Designed for users of the French language, it aims to illuminate French society and culture through linguistic insights. Each entry provides essential linguistic data, expanding into the broader social and cultural context of contemporary French usage. This resource is intended to complement, rather than replace, a standard dictionary, and includes a curated list of recommended reading for further exploration of French society and institutions.
The purpose of this manual is to offer a comprehensive understanding of French life and language through the lens of linguistic similarities and confusions. It covers essential linguistic information, social context, and cultural nuances, serving as an invaluable tool for anyone seeking to deepen their comprehension of French. By addressing common linguistic pitfalls, this guide empowers users to navigate the French language and its associated culture with greater confidence and accuracy.
Witty, entertaining, and informative, this book on so-called 'false friends' will be of immediate use to anyone using the French language and needing to understand French society and culture. The individual entries have been carefully designed to carry the basic linguistic information required and then develop into a wider consideration of the social and cultural context within which the specific words and phrases are used in current French. As this title is supposed to be used in conjunction with and not instead of a dictionary, it also offers a brief list of recommended reading ranging from standard dictionaries to introductory works on French society and institutions.
Author: Thody, Philip
Author: Evans, Howard
Author: Rees, Gwilym
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Faux Amis and Key Words: A Dictionary-Guide to French Life and Language through Lookalikes and Confusables
Pages: 00240 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2015-12-17
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781474247177
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics - General
Witty, entertaining, and informative, this book on so-called 'false friends' will be of immediate use to anyone using the French language and needing to understand French society and culture. The individual entries have been carefully designed to carry the basic linguistic information required and then develop into a wider consideration of the social and cultural context within which the specific words and phrases are used in current French. As this title is supposed to be used in conjunction with and not instead of a dictionary, it also offers a brief list of recommended reading ranging from standard dictionaries to introductory works on French society and institutions.
Author: Thody, Philip
Author: Evans, Howard
Author: Rees, Gwilym
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Faux Amis and Key Words: A Dictionary-Guide to French Life and Language through Lookalikes and Confusables
Pages: 00240 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2015-12-17
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781474247177
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics - General
