French Grammar in Context

by Margaret Jubb, Annie Rouxeville, Michaël Abecassis

Overview

French Grammar in Context presents a unique and exciting approach to learning grammar and this revised sixth edition includes new chapters on language registers and regional varieties, as well as three additional revision texts.

Authentic texts from a rich variety of sources, literary and journalistic, are used as the starting point for the illustration and explanation of key areas of French grammar, with each point consolidated with a wide range of written and spoken exercises. Grammar is presented not as an end in itself, but as a tool essential to enjoying French, understanding native speakers, and communicating effectively with them.

Literary texts and poems are taken from renowned French and Francophone authors such as Albert Camus, Émile Zola, Leïla Slimani, André Malraux, Amélie Nothomb, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Stendhal, Jacques Prévert, and Maryse Condé. News sources include Libération, Le Point, Marianne, and Le Monde Diplomatique, in addition to articles from regional papers such as Ouest-France and La Voix du Nord. Lifestyle articles are included from magazines such as Elle.

French Grammar in Context is aimed at intermediate and advanced students and is ideal for both independent and class-based study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040377383
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/27/2025
Series:	Languages in Context
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	290
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Margaret Jubb is Emeritus Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Aberdeen, UK.

Annie Rouxeville was previously Senior Lecturer in French and Tutor at TILL, University of Sheffield, UK.

Michaël Abecassis is Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Oxford, UK.

Table of Contents

1. The present tense

2. The passé composé

3. The imperfect

4. The pluperfect

5. The past historic and past anterior

6. The future and future perfect

7. The conditional (present and past)

8. The negative

9. Interrogatives

10. Personal pronouns

11. Relative pronouns

12. Nouns

13. Articles and quantifiers

14. Demonstratives

15. Possessives

16. Adjectives

17. Adverbs and adverbial phrases

18. Comparatives and superlatives

19. The imperative

20. Pronominal verbs

21. The passive

22. The infinitive and present participle

23. Verbs with à and de

24. Devoir, pouvoir, vouloir, savoir

25. Impersonal verbs

26. The subjunctive (present and perfect)

27. The subjunctive (imperfect and pluperfect)

28. Prepositions

29. Conjunctions

30. Word order

31. Registers of language

32. Regional varieties of French

Editorial Reviews

"This excellent book strikes a very good balance between exhaustivity and accessibility. Clear, lively, and engaging." - Christophe Gagne, Cambridge University, UK

"French Grammar in Context provides an indispensable, much needed integration of comprehensive grammar review with authentic language, a combination that both teachers and students can appreciate." - Lorie Heggie, Illinois State Universty, USA

"Drawing from authentic texts — both literary and journalistic sources, which have been updated for this fourth edition — makes the book engaging and gives the learner an opportunity to discover, or maybe rediscover, authors such as Camus, Queneau, Prévert, Stendhal, or Zola, among many others, through the lens of grammar...The texts and explanations are usefully supplemented by spoken and written exercises, with answers provided at the back, which will enable the student to build up knowledge and gain more confidence in handling the structures covered." - Michael Abecassis, University of Oxford, UK

"French Grammar in Context has a wealth of motivating texts and clear explanations of the main points of French grammar. It is well suited for independent practice and review, but also could be included in intermediate and advanced classes as a companion text or jumping off point if instructors supplement the book with more open-ended activities and contextual information about the authentic texts themselves." - Katie Beth Angus, University of Southern Mississippi, The LINGUIST List

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