The French-Speaking World by Rodney Ball

The French-Speaking World by Rodney Ball

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Summary

The French-Speaking World is an accessible textbook that offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the French language and its role in the world.

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The French-Speaking World by Rodney Ball

The French-Speaking World is an accessible textbook that offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the French language and its role in the world. This new edition has been fully revised to reflect the many political and social changes of the last 15 years, including the impact of technology on language change. It continues to combine text with practical exercises and discussion questions to stimulate readers to think for themselves and to tackle specific problems. Key features of this book: Informative and comprehensive: covers a wide range of current issues Practical: contains a variety of graded exercises and tasks plus an index of terms Topical and contemporary: deals with current situations and provides up-to-date illustrative material Thought-provoking: encourages students to reflect and research for themselves The French-Speaking World is the ideal textbook for undergraduate students who have a sound practical knowledge of French but who have little or no knowledge of linguistics or sociolinguistics.

Dawn Marley is Senior Teaching Fellow in French at the University of Surrey

Rodney Ball was previously Senior Lecturer at Southampton University.

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ISBN 13 9781138801745
ISBN 10 1138801747
Title The French-Speaking World
Author Rodney Ball
Series Routledge Language In Society
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2016-08-30
Number of pages 174
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.