THE PHILOLOGY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE
By a. L. MEISSNER, Ph.D.,
Professor of Modtrn Languages in the Quem's Univertity in Ireland.
New and choaper édition of the Author's Palœstra Gallica, With aa
Appendix of Spécimens of Old French, froai the 9th to the lôth Centuiy,
and a set of Ezamination Questions.
1 vol., email 8vo. cloth. Price Sa.
" On ne peut qne donner des éloges à la manière dont l'auteur a compris et éxécnt4 Bon travail "—Oastos Pasis, Revue Critique.
" Noua voyons avec satisfaction l'Histoire et la Grammaire scientifique de notre langue désormais représentées dans la littérature scolaire de l'Angleterre pai ce recomœendable manuel."— H. Gaidoz, Revue de ï Instruction Publique.
" The Professor of Modem Languages in the Queen's Uiiiversity présenta în this text-book the groundwork of his lectures in Queen's Collège, lîelfast ; and a good Bolid foundation it is, on which both lecturers and studouta may build with safety. Of course tt is not, nor is it intcnded to be, Iight reading. l'he author's objeot is not to exhibit tlie results of modem philology in an attractive form for popular readers, but rather to ôupply materialâ of thought and suggestive hints to those who wish to acquire a philological knowledge of the French lunguage in its successive stages. . . . Begmning with ft brief but excellent account of the on^iu of modem ïiench — including an accurate survey of the several characteristic distinctions bttween the Romance languages and the parent Latin, and a description of the three dialects of the Langue d'Oïl— he proceeds to set forth nnder the head of " Phonology " the varions changes of letters which hâve taken place in passing from one period to another. The remainder of the work is devoted to " Morphology," or an account of tho formation of words by the modification or addition of syllab'.es or the composition of words. The forms assumud by verbs at ilifferent peiiodâ of the language are cloarly and fuUy set forth. By way of illustration the etjTnology of many words is esplainci'. — of some more than once, because they happen to be instances of more than one général pi-inciple — which is no bad thing, an'l is far better than giving dérivations in aa isolated way without pointing out the lâw to irhich they conform-"— .A t/uttaum.
" A well-written and thoughtful treatise on the hlstory and philology of the French language, scholarly in its tone and treatment, and full of valuablo; information on many of the most interesting points of comparative grammar. Though primarily intended for advanced students following a course of collège lectures or preparing for Bome of the higher compétitive examinations, it may be used wiih great advantage in the upper fomu of our public &cib.oo\s.."—Educational Times.
*' Tiîis book supplies a want which has loug been felt. The French langoage is at présent leamed too much as a mère matter of rote, and the pupil knows nothing of the formation and history of the language. Dr. Meissner's work supplies this informatioa in a satisfactory manner. It is scholarly, accurate, and thorough. It is a work wiiich ought to be used in ail schools where Latin is taught, and it wlU be read with much interest and much profit alike by those who teach French and those who teach Tjit^n The book has only to be known to corne into extensive me."— Muséum.
PERINI, N,
OKE HUNDRED QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES ON ÏHE GRAMMAE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. Second édition. Price 2s.
The above work, now in the hands of ail candidates preparing for examinations, contains ail the most important questions on the Grammar of the French Language. Each question is foUowed by a blank, for thft answer thereto.
QIJERIES ON THE PHILOLOGY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. Price la. 6d. A Sequel to the ahove work.
