Facile à dire Les Sons du fran?ais Review

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(More customer reviews)I L-O-V-E-D this book. It was required text for a 3rd year university course, and it was meticulous, exceptionally well laid out, and most of the exercises had companion answer keys and explanations. There was companion audio that was accessible only through the university, but my years and years of French study rendered the audio almost unnecessary. I am functional in French, and I pronounce it well, but this book improved by pronunciation by leaps and bounds.
This book is entirely in French, so it's not for a beginner. Prior familiarity with the International Phonetic Alphabet is also recommended, because phonetic transcription is fundamentally what this book is about. I took this class in tandem with an introductory course in linguistics, and approaching the IPA from two languages at the same time helped drive home the lessons in this book. What I didn't understand in this book, I was able to understand in context, and I significantly improved my vocabulary while also learning many rules and exceptions.
It's a wonderful book for an advanced student of French. If you never have to use it for a class, I'd suggest you pick it up anyway for your personal library. Study it. Do the exercises. You'll be glad you did.

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This book helps its users to improve their pronunciation while they learn the basic rules of "standardized"spoken French. To that aim, the simplicity of the French used allows readers to easily grasp the principles of pronunciation and the related terms of phonetics. The book also takes into account the major contrastive features of the sounds of French and English in its presentation, and addresses the particular challenges that North American native speakers face when learning to pronounce French. Chapter topics include detailed treatments of all the sounds of the language, and discussions of the sounds which present the most difficulty for learners—such as nasal vowels, mid vowels, semi-vowels, mute e, and liaison. Coverage also includes the correlation between sound and spelling in the case of all vowels and consonants, and pronunciation and transcription exercises that are based on everyday spoken French. For French speakers who want to improve their pronunciation and use of the language.

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Sources in Medieval Culture and History Review

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(More customer reviews)Slocum presents the reader with quite a varied selection of passages from original European medieval writings. Granted, these have often been translated from other languages. But still the student can experience as first hand as possible many now vanished viewpoints.
Some of these are religious. Unsurprising, given the dominance and importance of the Christian church in that era. One example is the granting of land to a monastery. Another excerpt looks at pilgrimages and monastic reform. The latter can be read as early stirrings of what would blossom into the Reformation. The role and influence of the pope can also be appreciated, as a major worldly power in his own right.
On more secular grounds, another passage describes how the system of vassalage operated. No Bill of Rights here! The divine right of a king to rule is clearly taken as self evident.
Given that most students are unlikely to ever read the full texts from which this book is derived, the book is useful in at least exposing students to key historical ideas.


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This reader is appropriate as a main text or a supplementary text for courses on medieval history, medieval literature, art history, and humanities.The wide range of primary sources featured in this book trace the development of medieval civilization from the era of the Roman Emperor Diocletian to the late fourteenth century. The events of these years are viewed from various perspectives, including selections from legal documents, annals, letters, contemporaneous biographies, paintings, theological and philosophical treatises, historical writings, architecture, and literary extracts. Author Kay Slocum has chosen the sources to integrate social and cultural history with more traditional material and, as a result, selections that inform the student about women and marginal groups in the medieval world are included alongside works that treat topics that are more common in the field.

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