A history of the French language / Peter Rickard
1974, Paperback Edition. London: Hutchinson. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #334502
ISBN: 0091187419
Physical description: 174 pages; 23 cm. Contents: From Vulgar Latin to the recognition of the new vernacular -- The language of the earliest French texts -- Old French: language or dialect? -- Middle French developments -- Progress & prestige in the sixteenth century -- Codification & standardisation classical & neo-classical French -- From the Revolution to the present day -- The defence of French. Subjects: French language History. French language, to 1973. Language history. French history. Genre: Bibliography. History.
Price: €12.95