An anthology of French and francophone singers from A to Z : "singin' in French" /

Every musical form has had an impact on the linguistic practices of our society. French song is a vector of cultural, social, and stylistic values. Throughout the world, songs in the French language are used in the teaching of French: professors incorporate songs into the curriculum in order to illu...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Abecassis, Michaƫl, 1967- (Editor), Block, Marcelline (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Every musical form has had an impact on the linguistic practices of our society. French song is a vector of cultural, social, and stylistic values. Throughout the world, songs in the French language are used in the teaching of French: professors incorporate songs into the curriculum in order to illustrate differences of register and linguistic variation, as well as to raise lexical or grammatical questions. As a form of popular expression, song is a genre that has, in recent years, become the focus of serious academic scholarship and criticism. However, few linguists have paid attention to Fre.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 674 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527512054
1527512053
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.