French and Francophone Studies
This guide provides a general introduction to Library resources relating to French and Francophone Studies.
Language dictionaries
- Collins-Robert French-English, English-French dictionary : unabridged byCall Number: Main Library (REFERENCE) - 3rd floor Ref. PC2640 Col.Publication Date: 1993
- Collins French-English / English-French DictionaryCall Number: Freely available online
- Dictionary of French slang byCall Number: Main Library (STANDARD LOAN) - 4th floor .44703 Ler.Publication Date: 1935
- Dictionnaire historique et critique This is the online version of the 5th edition (1740) of Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire historique et critique. It comprises four folio volumes (719, 915, 831 and 804 pages per volume). In addition to the text of the Dictionnaire proper (text and notes), the work includes numerous auxiliary pieces. This database is part of the ARTFL Project.Call Number: Online access
- Franzoesiches Etymologisches Woerterbuch Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch by Walther VON WARTBURG The etymological and historical dictionary of the Galloroman (French and dialects of Oïl, Francoprovençal, Occitan, Gascon) Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (FEW).Call Number: Online access
- The Free Dictionary - FrenchCall Number: Freely available online
- Harrap's French-English dictionary of slang and colloquialisms byCall Number: Main Library Closed Stack Ref. .4 Fre/3 Har. LOCATEISBN: 0245596097Publication Date: 1970
- Harrap's paperback dictionary, dictionnaire : English-French, français-anglais byCall Number: Main Library (STANDARD LOAN) - 3rd floor PC2640 Har.ISBN: 9780245607448Publication Date: 2005
- Harrap's unabridged dictionary/dictionnaireCall Number: Main Library (REFERENCE) - 3rd floor Ref. PC2640 Har.Publication Date: 2001
- An illustrated dictionary of French similes byCall Number: Main Library (STANDARD LOAN) - 3rd floor PC2440 Fol.ISBN: 0773477942Publication Date: 2000
- Le grand Robert Collins français/anglais, anglais/français Online version of one of the most comprehensive bilingual dictionaries between English and French. It contains over 50,000 words and expressions giving access to over one million translations. It also includes a large number of compound words and abbreviations which are not available in the printed edition.Call Number: Online accessPublication Date: 2008-
- Le Grand Robert de la langue française by Digital version of Le Grand Robert de la langue française, based on Paul Robert's Alphabetical and Analogical Dictionary of the French Language was published in its entirety for the first time in 1964.Call Number: Online accessPublication Date: 2017-
- Le petit Robert : dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française byCall Number: Main Library (REFERENCE) - 3rd floor Ref. PC2625 RobISBN: 9782321006503Publication Date: 2015
- Le Petit Robert de la langue française The online edition of Paul Robert's popular French dictionary Le Nouveau Petit Robert De La Langue Francaise which was first published in 1967. The Dictionary contains 60,000 word entries with 300,000 definitions illustrated by examples. 1,240 author biographical references. It also includes idioms, homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, and hundreds of citations. Updated annually.Call Number: Online accessPublication Date: 2020 - constantly updated
- The Oxford-Hachette French dictionary French-English : English-French byCall Number: Online accessPublication Date: 2007
- The Oxford business French dictionary English-French byCall Number: Online accessPublication Date: 2002
- Oxford Language Dictionaires - French Clear and straightforward guidance that will help you improve your French grammar, pronunciation, and writing skills.Call Number: Online access
- Pardon my French: Pocket French Slang Dictionary by Previously published as Harrap’s Pardon My French! in 1998 ; second edition published 2003 ; third edition published 2007.Call Number: Online accessPublication Date: 2009
- Pocket Oxford-Hachette French dictionary English-French byCall Number: Online accessPublication Date: 2010
- WordReference.comCall Number: Freely available onlineWordReference.com offers free English to French, Spanish and Italian dictionaries as well as a great Language Forum, which should be able to answer any language queries you may have.
Encyclopedias, companions and handbooks
- The Cambridge companion to French literature byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 9781107665224Publication Date: 2015
- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 9780521861755Publication Date: 2008
- The Cambridge Companion to Moliere byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 9780521546652Publication Date: 2006
- The Cambridge companion to the French enlightenment byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 1316188817Publication Date: 2014
- The Cambridge Companion to the French Novel: From 1800 to the Present byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 9780521495639Publication Date: 1997
- The Cambridge companion to Voltaire byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 1139801236Publication Date: 2009
- Historical dictionary of French literature byCall Number: Online accessISBN: 081087945XPublication Date: 2013