The vocabulary of modern French : origins, structure and function
In this book, Hilary Wise provides a comprehensive overview of the lexis of contemporary French: its historical sources, formal organisation and social and stylistic functions
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9780585464930, 9780203429792, 9780415117388, 9780415117395, 9780203738030, 9781280109805, 9786610109807, 9781134817085, 9781134817030, 9781134817078, 0585464936, 0203429796, 0415117380, 0415117399, 0203738039, 1280109807, 661010980X, 1134817088, 1134817037, 113481707X
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures, maps and tables; Preface; List of phonetic symbols and abbreviations; Questions and concepts; The lexical foundations of French; Les racines nobles: borrowing from Latin and Greek; The Romance contribution; English influence: good neighbours or false friends?; New words for old: the derivational processes of French; Cognitive processes and semantic change; Lexis in society; Lexis in context; Argot: from criminal slang to la langue des jeunes; Codification, control and linguistic mythology; Bibliography; Index
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