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Ayres-Bennett, Wendy Margaret was born on February 18, 1958 in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Daughter of Charles Ernest and Olive Margaret Banks.
( Problems and Perspectives- Studies in the Modern French...)
Problems and Perspectives- Studies in the Modern French Language looks at a number of interesting or problematic areas in the phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis of the French language and encourages the reader to think critically about different ways of approaching, describing and explaining these issues or data. The book is divided into two parts- the first section is a preliminary to, and contextualises, the discussion of the more specialised topics of the second part. Part two presents problematic and controversial areas in the description and analysis of the contemporary language. Where appropriate historical and sociolinguistic issues are also integrated into the discussion of modern French. Aimed primarily at advanced students and researchers in French linguistics, the introductory sections of part one also make this book accessible to undergraduates beginning their study of French linguistics, and to less specialised readers.
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(This new history of the French language allows the reader...)
This new history of the French language allows the reader to see how the language has evolved for themselves. It combines texts and extracts with a readable and detailed commentary allowing the language to be viewed both synchronically and diachronically. Core texts range from the ninth century to the present day highlight central features of the language, whilst a range of shorter texts illustrate particular points. The inclusion of non-literary, as well as literary texts serves to illustrate some of the many varieties of French whether in legal, scientific, epistolatory, administrative or liturgical or in more popular domains, including attempts to represent spoken usage. This is essential reading for the undergraduate student of French.
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Ayres-Bennett, Wendy Margaret was born on February 18, 1958 in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Daughter of Charles Ernest and Olive Margaret Banks.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, England, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1983.
Junior research fellow St. Hilda's College, Oxford, England, 1982—1983. Assistant lecturer University Cambridge, 1983—1988, university lecturer, 1988—1998, reader in French philology and linguistics, since 1998, head department French, since 2001. Invited professor University Limoges, France, 1998, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, 2003.
( Problems and Perspectives- Studies in the Modern French...)
(This new history of the French language allows the reader...)
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Member of GEHLF, Conseil de Laboratoire, MHRA (committee member 1990—2002), Philological Society (council member 1992-1996), Society for French Studies (vice president 1999—2000, president 2000-2002, vice president since 2002).
Married Andrew Bennett. Children: Matthew James Bennett, Luke Richard Bennett.