THE PHILOLOGY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE

BiA. L. MEIS8NER, Ph.D.,

Treftuer pf Modem Lanruagt* in tke Quêén's UnivtrtUy m Irtleutd.

New and cheaper édition of the Author's Palœstra Gallica. With aa

Appendix of Spécimens of Old French, from the 9th to the lôth Oentury,

and a set of Examination Questions»

1 roi., small 8vo. cloth. Prioe 3s.

••On ne peut que donner des éloges à la manière dont l'auteur m compris et exécuté* SOU tmvaiL"-~0tASTOM Pabis. Revu* Critiqué.

"Noua voyons ayeo satisfaction l'Histoire et la Grammaire ecientifiqu* e> nttra langue désormais représentées dans la littérature soolaire de 1* Angleterre par oe reoommendable manuel."— H. Gaidoz, Revue de r Instruction Publique.

" The Professor of Modem Languages in the Queen's University présents in this text-book the groundwork of bis lectures in Queen's Collège, Belfast ; and a good solid foundation it is, on which both leoturers and students may build with safety. Of course ttisnot,noris it intended to be, light reading. The author's object is not to exhibit tiie résulta of modem philology in an attractive fôrm for popular readers, but rather to •uppjy materials of thought and suggestive hints to those who wish to aoquire a philoloâcal knowledge of the French language in its successive stages. ... Beguwing with, a Brief but exoellent aocount of the origin of modem French— including an aocurate surrey of the several characteristio distinctions between the Romance languages and the parent Latin, and a description of the three dialects of the Langue d'Où— ne prooeeds to] set] forth under the head of '* Phonology " the varions changes of letters which hâve Saken place in passing from one period to another. The remainder of the work is devoted to " Morphology," or an account of the formation of words by the modification, «r addition of syllables or the composition of words. The forme assumed by verbs as •afférent periods of the language are clearly and fully set forth. By way of illustration the etymology of many words is explained— of some more than once, because they happen to be instances of more than one gênerai principle— which is no bad thing, and is fer botter than giving dérivations in an isolated way without pointing ont the law to Which they oonfonn.**— Atkenœum.

"Awell-writtenand thoughtrul treatise on the hlstory and philology of the Prenoh language, scholarly in its tone and treatment, and rail of valuable information on many of the mort înteresting points of comparative grammar. Though primarily intended for advacced students following a course of collège lectures or preparing for some of the higher oompetitive examinàtions, it may be used wiih great advantage in the npper forma of our public êc&ooW—Educational Times.

** Tins book supplies a want which has long been felt. The French language is ai présent learned too muoh as a mère matter of rote, and the pupil knows nothing of the formation and history of the language. Dr. Meiasner's work supplies this information, in a satisfactory manner. It is scholarly, accurate, and thorough. It is a work which. ought to be used in ail schools where Latin is taught, and it will be read with much> interest and much profit alike by those who teach French and those who teach Latin» The book has only to be known to oome into extensive u se."— Muséum.

PERINI, N.

ONE HUNDRED QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES ON THE GRAMMAR OP THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. Second édition. Price 2s.

The ahove work, now in the hands of ail candidates preparing for examinàtions, contains ail the most important questions on the Grammar of the French Language. Each question is foÛowed by a blank, for the answer thereto.