French Studies
Encyclopedia
French Studies is a United Kingdom
-based journal published by Oxford University Press
for the Society for French Studies
.
It was founded in 1947 and publishes articles on all periods of French
and francophone literature and culture as well as book reviews. In addition to the printed copy, the journal has been available for subscribers online since 2002. It includes articles both in English
and French
.
French Studies is accompanied by a sister publication for shorter articles called The French Studies Bulletin
. The editorial office is currently based in the Taylor Institution
of the University of Oxford.
United Kingdom
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-based journal published by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
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for the Society for French Studies
Society for French Studies
The Society for French Studies, or SFS, is the oldest learned association for French Studies in the UK and Ireland. It aims to promote teaching and research in French Studies within higher education....
.
It was founded in 1947 and publishes articles on all periods of French
French literature
French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...
and francophone literature and culture as well as book reviews. In addition to the printed copy, the journal has been available for subscribers online since 2002. It includes articles both in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
French Studies is accompanied by a sister publication for shorter articles called The French Studies Bulletin
The French Studies Bulletin
The French Studies Bulletin: A Quarterly Supplement is published for the Society for French Studies by Oxford University Press.It is the sister publication to the journal French Studies, and differs from it primarily in that the Bulletin is designed for shorter articles than French Studies...
. The editorial office is currently based in the Taylor Institution
Taylor Institution
The Taylor Institution comprises the buildings in Oxford which harbour the libraries dedicated to the study of the European Languages at Oxford University. It also includes lecture rooms used by the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford...
of the University of Oxford.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is indexed in the following services:- Linguistic Bibliography / Bibliographie LinguistiqueLinguistic BibliographyThe Linguistic Bibliography / Bibliographie Linguistique is an annual publication, which first appeared in 1949, providing comprehensive bibliographical descriptions of publications in theoretical linguistics...
- Bibliography Annuelle de L'Histoire de France
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