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OverviewLong trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, French Grammar and Usage is a complete guide to French as it is written and spoken today. It includes clear descriptions of all the main grammatical phenomena of French, and their use, illustrated by numerous examples taken from contemporary French, and distinguishes the most common forms of usage, both formal and informal. Key features include: Comprehensive content, covering all the major structures of contemporary French User-friendly organisation offering easy-to-find sections with cross-referencing and indexes of English words, French words and grammatical terms Clear and illuminating examples help students at all stage of their degree Useful indications of what cannot be said as well as what can Revised and updated throughout, this new edition offers updated examples to reflect current usage, new headers to include chapter number and section parts as well as enhanced cross-referencing for easier reference and expanded and more nuanced explanations of notoriously difficult points of grammar. The combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage is an invaluable resource for students and teachers of French at the intermediate to advanced levels. This Grammar is accompanied by the Practising French Grammar: A Workbook (available to purchase seaparately ISBN 978-1-13-885119-1) which features related exercises and activities and a companion website offering additional resources at www.routledge.com/cw/hawkins . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Towell (University of Salford, UK) , Roger Hawkins (The University of Essex, UK) , Marie-Noelle Lamy , Juliet SolheimPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: 4th edition Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.929kg ISBN: 9781138851115ISBN 10: 1138851116 Pages: 444 Publication Date: 27 February 2015 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: French Table of ContentsReviewsThis is an excellent resource, with very clear explanations that strike the right balance between the right levels of accessibility, detail and accuracy. Christophe Gagne, University of Cambridge, UK Comprehensive, easily navigable and the explanations cover all the important aspects of the grammar points on our syllabus without being excessively complex. The complementary Practising French Grammar provides students with a range of very well-devised and varied exercises to practise what they have studied in French Grammar and Usage. Marie Fournier, University College London, UK The scope and sequence are excellent as are the topics covered. French Grammar and Usage is complete without being obsessed with minor details or insignificant minutiae. Heather McCoy, The Pennsylvania State University, USA An excellent, detailed reference grammar. A wealth of example sentences makes detailed explanations clearer. The translations are reliable and help to clarify the meaning (and nuances) of the French example sentences. Gabor Gelleri, Aberystwyth University, UK This is an excellent resource, with very clear explanations that strike the right balance between the right levels of accessibility, detail and accuracy. Christophe Gagne, University of Cambridge, UK Comprehensive, easily navigable and the explanations cover all the important aspects of the grammar points on our syllabus without being excessively complex. The complementary Practising French Grammar provides students with a range of very well-devised and varied exercises to practise what they have studied in French Grammar and Usage. Marie Fournier, University College London, UK The scope and sequence are excellent as are the topics covered. French Grammar and Usage is complete without being obsessed with minor details or insignificant minutiae. Heather McCoy, The Pennsylvania State University, USA An excellent, detailed reference grammar. A wealth of example sentences makes detailed explanations clearer. The translations are reliable and help to clarify the meaning (and nuances) of the French example sentences. Gabor Gelleri, Aberystwyth University, UK This is an excellent resource, with very clear explanations that strike the right balance between the right levels of accessibility, detail and accuracy. Christophe Gagne, University of Cambridge, UK Comprehensive, easily navigable and the explanations cover all the important aspects of the grammar points on our syllabus without being excessively complex. The complementary Practising French Grammar provides students with a range of very well-devised and varied exercises to practise what they have studied in French Grammar and Usage. Marie Fournier, University College London, UK The scope and sequence are excellent as are the topics covered. French Grammar and Usage is complete without being obsessed with minor details or insignificant minutiae. Heather McCoy, The Pennsylvania State University, USA An excellent, detailed reference grammar. A wealth of example sentences makes detailed explanations clearer. The translations are reliable and help to clarify the meaning (and nuances) of the French example sentences. Gabor Gelleri, Aberystwyth University, UK Author InformationRoger Hawkins is Professor of Langauge and Linguistics at the University of Essex, UK Richard Towell is Emeritus Professor of French Applied Linguistics at the Salford University, UK Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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