Register  Login  Active Topics  Maps  

Can you recommend a French Grammar book?

  Tags: Grammar books | French
 Language Learning Forum : Language Programs, Books & Tapes Post Reply
fizzer
Newbie
United Kingdom
Joined 5334 days ago

17 posts - 25 votes
Speaks: English*
Studies: German, French

 
 Message 1 of 4
13 February 2010 at 12:46pm | IP Logged 
Sorry for the apparent laziness of this question: I did Google but was overwhelmed by the number of hits. I trust french.about.com, and found its recommended list. Sadly, the books I judged most suited to my level are long out of print.

I last studied French 25 years ago at school (I aged a little just typing that), but I'm finding it fairly easy to pick up again.

Something equivalent to 'Essential German Grammar' (Kohl, Durrell & Loftus) - if you know it - would be perfect. I don't need protecting from grammatical terms and concepts, and I like plenty of examples.

1 person has voted this message useful



B-Tina
Tetraglot
Senior Member
Germany
dragonsallaroun
Joined 5316 days ago

123 posts - 218 votes 
Speaks: German*, English, French, Polish

 
 Message 2 of 4
13 February 2010 at 3:39pm | IP Logged 
I just bought "A comprehensive French Grammar" by Glanville Price which is indeed quite comprehensive and well-written as far as I can tell by now. You can have a closer look at the book at amazon.com and at Google Books.

1 person has voted this message useful



Blunderstein
Triglot
Pro Member
Sweden
schackhandeln.se
Joined 5207 days ago

60 posts - 82 votes 
Speaks: Swedish*, EnglishC2, FrenchB2
Studies: German, Esperanto
Personal Language Map

 
 Message 3 of 4
13 February 2010 at 10:28pm | IP Logged 
If you can use a book written in French, I suggest Nouvelle Grammaire du Français (Hachette) or La grammaire française (Nathan).


1 person has voted this message useful



translator2
Senior Member
United States
Joined 6708 days ago

848 posts - 1862 votes 
Speaks: English*

 
 Message 4 of 4
14 February 2010 at 4:27pm | IP Logged 
I have read all of them and this one is definitely the best and the only one you will need (do not let the title fool you because it is quite comprehensive):

A Student Grammar of French



1 person has voted this message useful



If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login. If you are not already registered you must first register


Post ReplyPost New Topic Printable version Printable version

You cannot post new topics in this forum - You cannot reply to topics in this forum - You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum - You cannot create polls in this forum - You cannot vote in polls in this forum


This page was generated in 0.8130 seconds.


DHTML Menu By Milonic JavaScript
Copyright 2024 FX Micheloud - All rights reserved
No part of this website may be copied by any means without my written authorization.