Malcolm Offord is Reader in French at the University of Nottingham and has published a number of books and articles on the French language. His major publications include Using French: a Guide to Contemporary Usage (CUP) and Using French Synonyms (CUP), both co-authored with R.E. Batchelor, Varieties of Contemporary French (Macmillan), French Sociolinguistic Reader (Multilingual Matters).

• Introduction 1 Words and Their Constituent Parts 2 Words 3 Words With a Long History4 Words With a Foreign Origin 5 Words with a Short History – NeologismsConclusion AppendixBibliography

Malcolm Offord is Reader in French at the University of Nottingham and has published a number of books and articles on the French language. His major publications include Using French: a Guide to Contemporary Usage (CUP) and Using French Synonyms (CUP), both co-authored with R.E. Batchelor, Varieties of Contemporary French (Macmillan), French Sociolinguistic Reader (Multilingual Matters).

• Introduction 1 Words and Their Constituent Parts 2 Words 3 Words With a Long History4 Words With a Foreign Origin 5 Words with a Short History – NeologismsConclusion AppendixBibliography

Malcolm Offord is Reader in French at the University of Nottingham and has published a number of books and articles on the French language. His major publications include Using French: a Guide to Contemporary Usage (CUP) and Using French Synonyms (CUP), both co-authored with R.E. Batchelor, Varieties of Contemporary French (Macmillan), French Sociolinguistic Reader (Multilingual Matters).

• Introduction 1 Words and Their Constituent Parts 2 Words 3 Words With a Long History4 Words With a Foreign Origin 5 Words with a Short History – NeologismsConclusion AppendixBibliography