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About the Table of Contents of this eBook. The Table of Contents in this eBook may be off by 1 digit. To correctly navigate chapters, use the bookmark links in the bookmarks panel. The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French TheRoutledgeDictionaryofCulturalReferencesinModernFrenchrevealsthehidden cultural dimension of contemporary French, as used in the press, going beyond the limited andpurelylexicalapproachoftraditionalbilingualdictionaries. Even foreign learners of French who possess a good level of French often have difficultyinfullyunderstandingFrencharticles,notbecauseofanylinguisticshortcomings ontheir partbutbecause oftheir inadequate knowledgeofthecultural references. ThisculturaldictionaryofFrenchprovidesthereaderwithclearandconciseexpla- nations of the crucial cultural dimension behind the most frequently used words and phrases found in the contemporary French press. This vital background information, gatheredhereinthisinnovative andentertainingdictionary,willallowreaderstogo beyond a superficial understanding of the French press and the French language in general, to see the hidden yet implied cultural significance that is so transparent to thenativespeaker. Keyfeatures: (cid:1) abroadrangeofculturalreferencesfromthehistoricalandliterarytothepopular andclassical,with anin-depth analysisofpunning mechanisms. (cid:1) over3,000cultural referencesexplained (cid:1) athree-levelindicatoroffrequency (cid:1) over600questions totestknowledgebeforeandafterreading. The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French is the ideal refer- ence for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of French seeking to enhance their understanding of the French language. It will also be of interest to teachers, translators and Francophiles alike. French students in khâgne, Sciences-Po and schoolsofjournalismwillalsofindthisvaluableandrelevantfor theirstudies. Michael Mould has taught and translated in France for over 40 years. Previous publicationsincludeL’Anglaisdes RessourcesHumaines(2003) andCorporate English (1995). The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French Michael Mould Firsteditionpublished2011 byRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,OX144RN SimultaneouslypublishedintheUSAandCanada byRoutledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2011. To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk. © 2011 Michael Mould Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedor utilisedinanyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,now knownorhereafterinvented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orinany informationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfrom thepublishers. TherightofMichaelMouldtobeidentifiedasauthorofthisworkhasbeen assertedbyhiminaccordancewithsections77and78oftheCopyright, DesignsandPatentsAct1988. TrademarkNotice:Productorcorporatenamesmaybetrademarksor registeredtrademarks,andareusedonlyforidentificationandexplanation withoutintenttoinfringe. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Mould,Michael. TheRoutledgedictionaryofculturalreferencesinmodernFrench/Michael Mould.–1sted. p.cm. 1.Frenchlanguage–Dictionaries.2.Popularculture–France–Dictionaries.I. Title.II.Title:DictionaryofculturalreferencesinmodernFrench. PC2766.M682011 443'.21–dc22 2010033838 ISBN 0-203-83092-X Master e-book ISBN ISBN: 978-0-415-59792-0 (hbk) ISBN:978-0-415-59794-4(pbk) ISBN:978-0-203-83092-5(ebk) To my wife, Danielle, and to my son, Francis Contents Preface x Acknowledgements xii Abbreviations xiv Introduction 1 1 Popular cultural references 3 2 Famouswords 42 3 Figurative expressions 70 4 Headline punning 85 5 Literary references 100 6 Historical references 136 7 Mythological and classical references 172 8 Biblical references 206 9 Who’swho 243 10 What’swhat 270 11 The Skeletons in Marianne’s cupboard 296 12 Metonymy 314 13 Foreign words and expressions 335 vii Contents 14 Acronyms and abbreviations 388 15 Tests 426 Solution 506 Bibliography 509 Annex1 511 Index 515 viii
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