Grammaire Française, Cours Supérieur (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354188695)

A nineteenth-century grammar of exacting clarity. Precision in every page counts. Grammaire Francaise, Cours Superieur by Auguste Brachet stands as an advanced French grammar guide conceived for learners who refuse easy answers. Its systematic method examines French syntax and usage with disciplined argument and abundant exemplification, and it pairs technical explanation with advanced grammar exercises that demand active practice rather than passive reading. The book reads as a sustained exercise in precision: morphology, agreement, complex sentence construction and idiomatic forms are treated with a scholar's eye yet presented with usable phrasing that helps students apply rules to speech and writing. Useful both as a language study reference for serious students and as a teaching companion, it embodies classic language instruction without antiquarian affectation. Learners used to modern primers will find Brachet's insistence on technical exactness a corrective and a resource. As a nineteenth-century French textbook, the volume preserves the pedagogical priorities of nineteenth-century France while offering comparative grammar resources that reward historical inquiry; historians of linguistics and contributors to academic French studies will find here a faithful witness to curricular method. The work's stance toward historical French language illuminates how grammar was taught and contested in an era of linguistic standardisation, making it relevant not only to francophone specialists but to anyone exploring the cultural life of language. For students of comparative grammar resources, Brachet supplies a steady baseline against which later shifts in usage can be measured. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Casual readers can approach Brachet to deepen their command gently and practically; classic-literature collectors and librarians will value a restored heritage edition that complements any Brachet grammar collection and enriches shelves devoted to nineteenth-century scholarship.

Author: Auguste Brachet
ISBN-10: 9354188699
ISBN-13: 9789354188695
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2020
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.14d