by Collectif · Sélection Reader's Digest · tapa dura · ISBN 9782709811385
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«Merveilles et secrets de la langue française» is the essay by Collectif on the French language, published by Sélection Reader's Digest in hardback.
A journey through the history and secrets of French: the origin of everyday words and expressions, proverbs, famous quotations and surnames. It shows how the language has evolved with creativity, humour and wisdom, and reveals surprising etymologies, such as that of the term 'bijou' or the original meaning of 'robe'.
Work directed by Claude Gagnière. It brings together more than 6,000 words, names, expressions, quotations and proverbs, with over 250 illustrations and two indexes. It has 496 pages and is written in French.
Recommended for students and the curious about the French language who want to learn its history and curiosities.
