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French Studies

Provides annotated links to scholarly resources of particular interest to students & faculty researching at U.Va.

FRECNH LANGUAGE RESOURCES I: DICTIONARIES

A selection of recommended Language Dictionaries in print and electronic formats
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Most Recommended Web Based Multi Purpose Dictionary:
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English / French / English
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French/French (General)
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French/French (by Subject )
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Lexicology and Morphology
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Synonyms, Argot, Usage, etc

Le Robert & Collins dictionnaire Français-Anglais, Anglais-Français [10th edition] [ebook]
Glasgow : HarperCollins Publishers ; Paris Dictionnaires Le Robert-SEJER, 2016 Edition: Dixième édition = Tenth edition. (xxiv, 2297 pages, 24 pages of plates : colour maps)

Ultralingua [Web version]

WordReference.com [Web version]

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Databases
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By Editions: 9th edition in progress

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By Editions:1st to 8th editions

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Databases including Historical French Dictionaries
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Historical Dictionaries

FRENCH LANGUAGE RESOOURCES II

A selection of resources to learn French: grammar, conjugation, spelling, vocabulary, etc
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Theory and Studies
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Manuals
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Textbooks for Foreign Speakers -- English
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Usage
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Study and teaching (Higher) -- English speakers

FRENCH LANGUAGE RESOURCES III: DIALECTS

A selection of Varieties of French. :___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Acadian French is a variant of French spoken by Francophone Acadians in the Canadian Maritime provinces, the Saint John River Valley in the northern part of the U.S. state of Maine, the Magdalen Islands and Havre-Saint-Pierre, along the St. Lawrence's north shore. More information: Wikipedia
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Grammars
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Theory and Studies
Louisiana French (Cajun French: français de la Louisiane; Louisiana Creole: françé la lwizyàn) is an umbrella term for the dialects and varieties of the French language spoken traditionally by French Louisianians in colonial Lower Louisiana. As of today Louisiana French is primarily used in the state of Louisiana, specifically in its southern parishesMore information: Ethnologue.com; Wikipedia
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Grammars

Quebec French is the dominant and most prevalent regional variety of French found in Canada. Although Quebec French constitutes a coherent and standard system, it has no objective norm since the very organization mandated to establish it, the Office québécois de la langue française, believes that objectively standardizing Quebec French would lead to reduced inter intelligibility with other French communities around the world

More information: Wikipedia
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History

FRENCH LANGUAGE RESOURCES IV: FRENCH LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD

French Language in the world. :___________________________________________________________________________________________________________