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... Dialects , Word - formation , and other points bearing on the gradual development of the language , which do not find their natural place in any of the other books . Book II . treats of Spoken Sounds and their symbols . Much trouble and ...
... Dialects , Word - formation , and other points bearing on the gradual development of the language , which do not find their natural place in any of the other books . Book II . treats of Spoken Sounds and their symbols . Much trouble and ...
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... Dialects 13. Influence of the Church over the language 14. Best period of Old French 15. Period of confusion 16. The Italian element in French 17. Learned elements in French 18. Struggle of writers against foreign influence 19. French ...
... Dialects 13. Influence of the Church over the language 14. Best period of Old French 15. Period of confusion 16. The Italian element in French 17. Learned elements in French 18. Struggle of writers against foreign influence 19. French ...
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... DIALECTS and PATOIS 29. French words of Provençal origin • 30. French words of Italian origin 31. French words of Spanish origin 32. French words from India , China , etc. 33. French words from Hebrew , Turkish , Arabic , etc. 35 ...
... DIALECTS and PATOIS 29. French words of Provençal origin • 30. French words of Italian origin 31. French words of Spanish origin 32. French words from India , China , etc. 33. French words from Hebrew , Turkish , Arabic , etc. 35 ...
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... dialects : The Normandy dialect . The Picardy dialect . The Burgundy dialect . The dialect of the Isle of France . From the dialect of the Isle of France , with a greater or less number of forms from the other dialects , and at various ...
... dialects : The Normandy dialect . The Picardy dialect . The Burgundy dialect . The dialect of the Isle of France . From the dialect of the Isle of France , with a greater or less number of forms from the other dialects , and at various ...
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... dialects , which changed from province to province , and varied in importance according to the political influence of the chiefs who had divided the empire of Charlemagne . There were four of these dialects the Norman , the Picardian ...
... dialects , which changed from province to province , and varied in importance according to the political influence of the chiefs who had divided the empire of Charlemagne . There were four of these dialects the Norman , the Picardian ...
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Common terms and phrases
13th cent adjective Adverbs arrivé atonic syllable aura aurait aurez avait avez avoir ayez ayons bien BOILEAU BOSSUET C'est cæsura century common Compare compound Conditional conjugation consonant CORNEILLE declensions derived deux dialect Dieu diphthong Direct Object employed enfant English été être fait faut feminine fini finished FONTAINE forms gender grand hiatus homme Imperative Indicative Infinitive Intransitive Intransitive Verbs irregular j'ai j'aie j'aurai jamais L'homme language Langue Latin masculines lavé LITTRÉ livre Low Latin Masculine Nouns ending mère Modern French MOLIÈRE Mood mouillé mute nouns Old French oneself paru Past Imperfect Past Participle Past Simple peint père Perfect plural porté preposition Present Participle Present stem Pronouns pronunciation qu'il qu'on RACINE rhymes rule senti seul Simple Past singular sound Strong Verb SUBJECTIVE Subjunctive Mood substantival substantive tenses tonic accent tonic syllable tout tué usually vendu voir VOLTAIRE vowel weak verb words
Popular passages
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Page 212 - Je vais, tu vas, il va ; nous allons, vous allez, ils vont.
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