This book builds on the success of Glanville Price's The Languages of Britain, published in 1984, which was widely acclaimed as the most lively, reliable and comprehensive survey of the great number of languages that have at one time or another taken root in Britain.

This is an authoritative reference guide to all the languages of Europe, covering nearly three hundred languages and language families.

An Introduction to French Pronunciation is a comprehensive and accessible guide to current French pronunciation.

• enables students to not only to hear the language, but to know what to listen for
  
• includes chapters on the general principles of French phonetics and regional variations in the pronunciation of French
  
• includes discussion of vowels, semi-consonants, consonants, rhythmic groups, the syllable, liaison and intonation
  
• written by a leading figure in the field, the author of A Comprehensive French Grammar (Blackwell,...

This book builds on the success of Glanville Price's The Languages of Britain, published in 1984, which was widely acclaimed as the most lively, reliable and comprehensive survey of the great number of languages that have at one time or another taken root in Britain.