French Grammar and Usage, 3rd Edition (English and French Edition) - Softcover

Hawkins, Roger; Towell, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340991240 ISBN 13: 9780340991244

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, French Grammar and Usage provides students and teachers with a complete guide to French as it is written and spoken today. It includes clear and concise descriptions of all the main grammatical aspects of the language, illustrated by numerous examples taken from contemporary French. Praised for its clear lay-out and lucid explanations, the new edition includes updated examples, enhanced cross-referencing and expanded explanations of the most difficult points of grammar.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Hawkins is Professor of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. Richard Towell is Emeritus Professor of French Applied Linguistics at the University of Salford and a past President of the Association of French Language Studies.

Review:

...focuses on those aspects of French grammar known to cause difficulties for English-speaking learners of French. It uses an up-to-date approach with modern terminology, but takes care to ensure that all terms and ideas are clearly explained. Students and teachers alike will find that it does an excellent job.
Professor R. A. Lodge, University of St. Andrews,

This book is a major contribution to reference works on French grammar.
Francophonie

...a comprehensive and reliable grammar...
French Language Studies

'What I particularly like about this book is the fact that its explanations are rooted in current research on spoken and written French discourse. In addition, it provides students with a variety of tools that they can use to make different types of analogies and generalizations; the acquisition of such tools allows them to continue the acquisition process well beyond any course.'

Nadine DiVitro, Director of Romance Language Programs, University of Chicago

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0340991240
• ISBN 13: 9780340991244
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 441