A Comprehensive French Grammar (Blackwell Reference Grammars)

Product DescriptionA Comprehensive French Grammar is a clear, well-organized textbook of French grammar designed for advanced students of French language and literature.Includes full explanations and numerous examples of French grammar in a clear, well-organized format.Introduces modifications to points of detail, including references to Rodney Ball's Colloquial French Grammar (Blackwell 2000) and a list of works likely to be of interest to advanced students of French.Continues to be the standard comprehensive textbook of French grammar for advanced level students.Review"This beautifully written scholarly text abounds with idiosyncratic asides and lessons within lessons." French ReviewFrom previous editions:“As a pedagogic grammar, it is remarkably reliable and complete, with two key elements: a good index and excellent cross-referencing. He pitches the explanations at a level which is useful from first to final year undergraduate linguists.” Journal of French Language Studies“Remarkably comprehensive … an essential grammar but good for a browse too. Conventional grammar and very much more is covered in meticulous detail.” Times Education Supplement“Glanville Price has admirably carried out the task he set himself. The most striking revision is the reorganization of material which brings together information previously scattered in two, three or even more places. This is a vast improvement.” French StudiesFrom the Back CoverCharacterized by full explanations and numerous examples, A Comprehensive French Grammar is a clear, well-organized textbook of French grammar designed for advanced students of French language and literature. Derived from L.S.R. Byrne and E.L. Churchill's classic Comprehensive French Grammar (first published in 1950), this book has been a standard comprehensive textbook since its initial publication. The volume has been thoroughly revised and rewritten by Glanville Price and is now completely up-to-date.This fifth edition introduces a number of modifications to points of detail, including references to Rodney Ball's Colloquial French Grammar (Blackwell 2000) and a list of works likely to be of interest to advanced students of French. It can also be used in conjunction with A French Grammar Workbook by Dulcie Engel, George Evans, and Valerie Howells (Blackwell 1998) to provide a complete learning package in the study of French grammar.About the AuthorGlanville Price is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Wales Aberystwyth. His publications include The French Language, Present and Past (1971), An Introduction to French Pronunciation (1991), Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe (Blackwell 1998), and Languages in Britain and Ireland (Blackwell 2000).
Author: Price, Glanville

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0631235639

ISBN-13: 9780631235637