THE PHILOLOGY OF THE FRENCH LANCUAGE, By A. Im. MBZSSKBR, Pb.D.. Prqfeaor qf Modem Languagei in ikê Qttem^ê Uniotrmêg (m Irelamd, Tbirà and Entîrely Bevised Edition. With an Appendix of Specim«iib fd Old French, from the 9th to ihe 16th Gentury, and a set al Ezamination Questions. 1 FOl.» small 8to« olotli. Piioe S». 6d« A. mww édition of ihe Fhilology of the French Langoage haying beea oalled for» Htm ▲athor haa taken the opportumtj of thoroughly reTiaing and remodeUing the woik in «ooordanoe with the présent adTanoed state of the sdenoe of oomparatiye granunar. fieveral important additions hâve been madA. eepedallj reepecting the Eeltio and Italien éléments in the French language, and ^7* ^he chapter on Fhonçlogy. In Lit leyision the author has been greatly assisted by the oaref ul and appréciative review of a former édition by Prof. Gaston Paris, w^ose siiggestions hâve reoeired ail the atten- tion due to the highest liying authority on the subjeot. The hints giyen by M. Henri Gaidosy Editor of the Bévue Celtique^ hâve been utilised, and the laeunte^ pointed ont by Prof. Bemhaid Schmits in his Cyclopœdia of Modem Philoloçy, hâve been filled «p, so as to make the book the most complète manual of French Philology as yet pnblished.
- On ne peut que donner des Aoges à la manière dont l’auteur a oompris et *»^*m1;ft
•on trayaiL" — GASTOif Pakis, Revue Critiqtte. Nous Toyons avec satisfaction l’Histoire et la Grammaire sdentiflque de notn langue désormais représentées dans la littérature scolairs de l’Angleterre par oe reoom- «oandable manuel"— H. Qaidoe, Revue de Flnstruction PiU>lique,
- The Professer of Modem Languages in the Quecn*s University présents in thia
iezt-book thegroundwork of his lectures in Queen’s Collège, Belfast; and a good solid <oundation it u, on irhich both lecturers and students may build with saf ety. Of oourae it is not, nor is >it intended to be, light reading. The author’s object is not to exhibât the resalts of modem philology in an attractive form for popular readers, but rather to «apply materials of thought and suggestive hints to those who wish tu aoquire a philo- logical knowledge of the French language in its successive stages. . . . Beginning with « Diief but excellent aocount of the origin of modem French— induding an aocurato «nrvey of the several characteristic distinctions between the Romance languages and tha ftarent Latin, and a description of the three dialects of the Langue d’Oïl— he preceeda to set f orth under the head of " Fhonoloçy " the various changes of letters which hava taken place in passiug from one period to another. The remainder of the work ii devoted to " Morphology," or an acoount of the formation of words by the modification or addition of syllables or the composition of words. The forme assumed bv verbs ai différent période of the language are dearly and fully set f orth. By way of iUustratioa the etymology of many words are explained — of some more than once, beoause they hap])en to be instances of more than one gênerai prindple— which is no bad thins, and is far better than giving dérivations in an isolated way witbout pointing, ont the law to which thev oonform."—^ tAenawm.
- A well-written and thoughtful treatise on ^e hietorr and philology of the Freneb
language, scholarl^ in its tone and treatmen^ and full of valuable infonnation on tnany of ^e most mteresting points of comparative grammar. Though primarily in- lended for advanoed students f oUowing a course of collège lectures m preparing f ot Mme of the higher compétitive examinations, it may be used with great advaniage im ihe npper forme of our public achoolB."—£dueatioiMl lïmes.
- ’naa book supplies a want which has long been felt. The French Language is at
p ré s e nt leamed too much as a mère matter of rote, and tiie pupil knows nothing of tht formation and history of fhe language. Dr. Heissner’s worx supplies this information In a «atisfaotory manner. It is sdiolarly, aocurate, eoid thorouga. It is a work whioh onght to be used in ail schocls where Latin is tauçht, and it will be read with muen Interest and much profit alike by those who teach French and thoee who teaoh lAtiik The book has only to be known to oome into ««xtensive use.’*— i/MtfMM. }S
