by Claude Duneton · ISBN 9782744158032
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«La puce à l'oreille» is Claude Duneton's anthology of French expressions, published by Balland (777 pages, in French).
«La puce à l'oreille» brings together popular expressions of the French language and explains their origin and evolution. Through sayings, idioms and set phrases, Claude Duneton shows how everyday speech preserves historical memory, customs and ancient trades.
This edition of «La puce à l'oreille», new and wholly revised, appeared in 2002 and bears the subtitle «les expressions imagées et leur histoire».
Recommended for students of French and for readers interested in the history of everyday language.
