This textbook is based on a modified traditional model of structural and functional analysis. Underlying structures and various types of transformations are explained as needed. The analysis deals mainly with phrase and clause structures, including speech registers and questions of usage. Problems raised by discourse syntax are frequently pointed out. Hollerbach describes how the French language operates as a system, cohesive yet evolving. Numerous examples accompany and illustrate each step of explanation and analysis. ...the best work yet available for use by the applied linguist and the language teacher. Thorough, accurate and comprehensive, it will be extremely useful in the classroom.>>>> (O.W. Rolfe) ...an excellent reference for teachers of upper division and graduate level French language courses.>>>> (R. Vistica) Organization is Hollerbach's strength, and he endeavors to make the book as user-friendly as possible....Each part (as well as each subpart) begins with a brief italicized summary of its contents, and the parts and subparts are then again subdivided, each clearly labeled. The text is also filled with a multitude of diagrams, charts, and useful, extensive cross-referencing.>>> (R. Vistica The French Review ) ...thorough, accurate, and accessible to the nonlinguist, it recommends itself as a reference both to the advanced learner and to any instructor of French. The volume covers most problem areas at various levels from intermediate to advanced.>>>> (Betsy K. Barnes) ...thorough, accurate, and accessible to the nonlinguist, it recommends itself as a reference both to the advanced learner and to any instructor of French. The volume covers most problem areas at various levels from intermediate to advanced. (Betsy K. Barnes) ...the best work yet available for use by the applied linguist and the language teacher. Thorough, accurate and comprehensive, it will be extremely useful in the classroom. (O.W. Rolfe) ...an excellent reference for teachers of upper division and graduate level French language courses. (R. Vistica) Organization is Hollerbach's strength, and he endeavors to make the book as user-friendly as possible....Each part (as well as each subpart) begins with a brief italicized summary of its contents, and the parts and subparts are then again subdivided, each clearly labeled. The text is also filled with a multitude of diagrams, charts, and useful, extensive cross-referencing. (R. Vistica The French Review ) Wolf Hollerbach is Professor Emeritus of French and Spanish at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Used Book in Good Condition