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Article: Anglicisms, Neologisms and Dynamic French.(Review)
- Article from:
- The Modern Language Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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Exploring the French Language. By R. ANTHONY LODGE and others. London, New York, and Sydney: Arnold. 1997. vii + 216 pp. 35 [pounds sterling] (paperbound 12.95 [pounds sterling]).
This collective volume, designed for the undergraduate student of modern languages specializing in French, extends an invitation to approach the study of the French language from a linguistic perspective. As stated in the preface the aims are 'to show how analytical frames and terminology developed in linguistics can lead to a heightened interest in the French language and to encourage students to further exploration of the subject' (p. v). Accordingly, this textbook provides neither a full ...