french language

Presents a comprehensive study of the history, culture, and influence of the French language around the world.

The American author shares stories of her experiences in the south of France, framed within the context of words she has learned from her children, husband, and through the course of everyday life.

Explores eleven contemporary issues under debate in French-speaking societies, including affirmative action in the sciences, the trial of Maurice Papon, and regional languages in France.

Contains over 2,000 French words with illustrations to help learn nouns, verbs, adjectives, and phrases.

Simple text in French accompanies photographs of different objects displaying all the colors of the rainbow.

Contains 48,000 words and phrases, translated from English to French and from French to English; and includes pronunciation guides, and verb tables.

Draws on excerpts from letters and other writings to explore how French served as the universal language for politics and intellectual life in Sweden, Austria, Italy, Spain, England, Russia, and Germany during the eighteenth century.

A French-English, English-French dictionary containing 270,000 translations as well as verb tables and a correspondence guide covering letters, curricula vitae, and r?sum?s.