This book, Le Moyen Français: Évolution de la
langue, traces the evolution of the French language from the
end of the Old French period to the beginning of the 17th
Century. It examines some of the first grammars and arguments
for French spellings, deciphers texts from this period, and
presents advanced linguistic concepts. Machonis' book is useful
both as a textbook for courses in French, the History of the
French language, and as a monograph for researchers and graduate
students in French linguistics. It provides a succinct
linguistic account of this transitional period in the evolution
of the French language.
