A Comprehensive French Grammar
5th Edition
Published on 28. November 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-631-23563-7 (ISBN)
Description
Characterized 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.
Reviews / Votes
"This beautifully written scholarly text abounds with idiosyncratic asides and lessons within lessons." French Review From 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 StudiesMore details
Series
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
852 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-23563-7 (9780631235637)
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Glanville Price
A Comprehensive French Grammar
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12/2007
6th Edition
Wiley
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Glanville Price
A Comprehensive French Grammar
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01/1993
4th Edition
Blackwell Publishers
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Person
Glanville 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).
Content
Preface. Technical Terms and Abbreviations. Introduction. The Noun Phrase. Verbs. The Structure of the Sentence. Adverbs, Prepositions and Conjunctions. Appendix. Index.