Insiders' French: Beyond the Dictionary

Levieux, Eleanor; Levieux, Michel; Univ of Chicago Pr

ISBN 10: 0226475034 / ISBN 13: 9780226475035

Edité par Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1999

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The French language is constantly changing, and this book helps bring you up-to-date. In this handbook you will find the language of the European Union, the space program, women's rights, high-tech industries and health care. Entries are listed by associations of ideas and related terms, with cross-referencing. Opens up the secret territory of French media culture.ix+259 pages, index.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Insiders' French: Beyond the Dictionary
• Éditeur: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0226475034
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780226475035
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

If you had been living in France in the 1990s, the language you would have heard on the radio and television or seen in the newspapers would be far removed from the French language of ten or twenty years ago. The country and its language have changed tremendously in a relatively short period of time, and, as a result, English speakers with a grounding in French can still find themselves struggling to understand terms commonly encountered in contemporary French society. Luckily, Eleanor and Michel Levieux now bring us up to date with their Insiders' French, an utterly entertaining and informative guide to the language of the "new France."

This "new France" is a country poised to experience the European single currency but uncertain about being part of Europe. It is hooked on fast food but ambivalent about the country where it originated. France today has record unemployment and an increasingly controversial immigrant population. Clearly, given the rapidly changing conditions and lifestyles, conventional French dictionaries alone cannot completely inform readers and visitors. Insiders' French offers a solution to the incomprehension, a unique handbook in which you'll find the language of European union, the space program, abortion and women's rights, high-tech industries, and health care, among other topics. Entries proceed by association of ideas and related terms, with extensive cross-referencing, while still being alphabetized for easy reference like a standard dictionary. Cartoons from major French journals add to your understanding and enjoyment.

Insiders' French opens up the secret territory of French politics and culture that is often not understood by visitors or students, and it does so with wit and verve--qualities that remain in the French language despite its recent changes.