Social Sciences / Education / A History of the French Language Through Texts by Wendy Ayres - Bennett Wendy Ayres - Bennett Routledge 1996: paperback: approx 6.2 x 9.2 inches tall: 303 pages: eight black and white figures including maps and manuscripts.  Synopsis: A comprehensive history  of the French language from the 9th to the 20th century, including detailed analysis of  spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of 45  legal and religious ,medical and scientific , literary, and journalistic texts  . Contents: --  Introduction. Part One : The  Language of the Earliest Texts (AD 842 to the end of the 11th century). a, The Strasbourg  Oaths  (842) the earliest vernacular text. b, The sequence of St Eulalia (c.1880 -- 82).  c, Extract from the bilingual sermon on Jonah (c 937 -- 52).  d, La Vie de Saint  Alexis (mid 11th century).   Part Two ) The "heyday" of Old French in the 12th and 13th Centuries).  a, La Chanson de Roland (early 12th century). b, Le Chevalier de la Charrette (circa 1177 -- 81). c, Le Jeu de Saint Nicolas (c.  1200). d, The Old French Bible (first half of the 13th century). e, Geoffroy de Villehardouin , the Conquest of Constantinople (early 13th century). f, The Lettre d'Hippocrate  (mid 13th century). g, Donation testamentaire (1239). h, Lettre de Jean Sarrasin a  Nicolas Arrode (23rd of June 1249).  Part  Three : Middle French  (French in the 14th and 15th centuries). a, Cent nouvelles nouvelles (mid 15th century). b, Alain Chartier, Le Quadrilogue invectif (1422) .  c, Le Testament Villon (mid 15th century).  d, La  Farce de Maitre Pathelin (mid 15th century) . e, Le Menagier de Paris (end of the 14th century). f, Land Sale, 23rd of May 1380. g,Nicolas Chuquet, Le Triparty en la science des nombres. (Late 15th century). h. La Maniere de langage  (end of the 14th century).  Part Four: Renaissance French (French in the 16th century)  a, Francois Rabelais, Gargantua (1534). b, Michel de  Montaigne , Essais (1588). c, Jean Caltvin, Institution  de la religion chrestienne (1541). d, Robert Olivetan's translation of the Bible (1535). e, Ambroise Pare, La Methode de  traicter les playes faictes par hacquebutes et aultres bastons a feu.(1545).  f, Andre Thevet, Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique (1557/80)  g, Louis  Meigret, Le Trette  de la grammere francoeze  (1550).  Part Five: Classical and Neoclassical French (French in the 17th and 18th centuries up to the Revolution). a, Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Remarques sur  la langue Francoise (1647). b, Francois de Sales , Introduction a la vie devote. c, Voltaire, Candide (1759). d, Pierre- Ambrose- Francois Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1782).  e, Jean Racine, Britannicus (1669) . f, Mercure de France (1732). g, Victor Riqueti, Marquis de  Mirabeau and Francois Quesnay, Philosophie  rurale ou economie generale  et politique de l' agriculture (1763 /4). h, Jean Heroard's record of the Dauphin's speech (early 17th century). i,French in the world: an early example of Haitian Creole (mid-18th century) .  Part Five: Modern French (from the Revolution to the Present Day). a, Michel Tournier, Gaspard, Melchior and Balthazar  (1980). b, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bouverie (1856 - 7).c, Robert Desnos, Langage cuit (1923). d, Le Monde (13.4.1961): Gagarin  in space. e, Annales  de  l'Institute Pasteur.  Microbiologie (1986). f, Decree of the National Assembly, 20 July 1790. g, Jacques Cellard, Chroniques  de langage (1972) . h, Regional French: spoken midi French.  i, Antonine Maillet, La Sagouine (1971) . Appendix 1: Summary of  main linguistic features. Appendix 2.  Glossary of selected technical terms and guide to the sounds of modern French.  Appendix 3.  Suggestions for further reading.  References.  Condition: slight crease upper corner first few pages: overall very clean and good used books
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  • Book Title: A History of the French Language Through Texts
  • Author: Wendy Ayres - Bennett
  • ISBN: 0415100003
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Year Published: 1996
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  • Description: Routledge 1996: paperback: approx 6.2 x 9.2 inches tall: 303 pages: eight black and white figures including maps and manuscripts. Synopsis: A comprehensive history of the French language from the 9th to the 20th century, including detailed analysis of spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of 45 legal and religious ,medical and scientific , literary, and journalistic texts . Contents: -- Introduction. Part One : The Language of the Earliest Texts (AD 842 to the end of the 11th century). a, The Strasbourg Oaths (842) the earliest vernacular text. b, The sequence of St Eulalia (c.1880 -- 82). c, Extract from the bilingual sermon on Jonah (c 937 -- 52). d, La Vie de Saint Alexis (mid 11th century). Part Two ) The "heyday" of Old French in the 12th and 13th Centuries). a, La Chanson de Roland (early 12th century). b, Le Chevalier de la Charrette (circa 1177 -- 81). c, Le Jeu de Saint Nicolas (c. 1200). d, The Old French Bible (first half of the 13th century). e, Geoffroy de Villehardouin , the Conquest of Constantinople (early 13th century). f, The Lettre d'Hippocrate (mid 13th century). g, Donation testamentaire (1239). h, Lettre de Jean Sarrasin a Nicolas Arrode (23rd of June 1249). Part Three : Middle French (French in the 14th and 15th centuries). a, Cent nouvelles nouvelles (mid 15th century). b, Alain Chartier, Le Quadrilogue invectif (1422) . c, Le Testament Villon (mid 15th century). d, La Farce de Maitre Pathelin (mid 15th century) . e, Le Menagier de Paris (end of the 14th century). f, Land Sale, 23rd of May 1380. g,Nicolas Chuquet, Le Triparty en la science des nombres. (Late 15th century). h. La Maniere de langage (end of the 14th century). Part Four: Renaissance French (French in the 16th century) a, Francois Rabelais, Gargantua (1534). b, Michel de Montaigne , Essais (1588). c, Jean Caltvin, Institution de la religion chrestienne (1541). d, Robert Olivetan's translation of the Bible (1535). e, Ambroise Pare, La Methode de traicter les playes faictes par hacquebutes et aultres bastons a feu.(1545). f, Andre Thevet, Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique (1557/80) g, Louis Meigret, Le Trette de la grammere francoeze (1550). Part Five: Classical and Neoclassical French (French in the 17th and 18th centuries up to the Revolution). a, Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Remarques sur la langue Francoise (1647). b, Francois de Sales , Introduction a la vie devote. c, Voltaire, Candide (1759). d, Pierre- Ambrose- Francois Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1782). e, Jean Racine, Britannicus (1669) . f, Mercure de France (1732). g, Victor Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau and Francois Quesnay, Philosophie rurale ou economie generale et politique de l' agriculture (1763 /4). h, Jean Heroard's record of the Dauphin's speech (early 17th century). i,French in the world: an early example of Haitian Creole (mid-18th century) . Part Five: Modern French (from the Revolution to the Present Day). a, Michel Tournier, Gaspard, Melchior and Balthazar (1980). b, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bouverie (1856 - 7).c, Robert Desnos, Langage cuit (1923). d, Le Monde (13.4.1961): Gagarin in space. e, Annales de l'Institute Pasteur. Microbiologie (1986). f, Decree of the National Assembly, 20 July 1790. g, Jacques Cellard, Chroniques de langage (1972) . h, Regional French: spoken midi French. i, Antonine Maillet, La Sagouine (1971) . Appendix 1: Summary of main linguistic features. Appendix 2. Glossary of selected technical terms and guide to the sounds of modern French. Appendix 3. Suggestions for further reading. References. Condition: slight crease upper corner first few pages: overall very clean and good
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