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Pathologie Verbale ou Lésions de certains mots dans le cours de l'usage
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ISBN10: 2322865001
ISBN13: 9782322865000
Publisher: Bod - Books on Demand
Published: Jun 19 2026
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.16 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: French
ISBN13: 9782322865000
Publisher: Bod - Books on Demand
Published: Jun 19 2026
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.16 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: French
Dans Pathologie verbale, Emile Littré observe la langue comme un médecin observe ses patients: il relève des lésions produites par l'usage au fil des siècles. Sous ce titre, il réunit malformations, confusions, abrogations de signification, pertes de rang et mutations de sens, autant d'accidents qui bousculent la tradition sans l'abolir. Le livre n'est pas un traité, mais une série d'anecdotes où chaque mot devient le héros. Littré puise dans son propre journal, c'est-à -dire son dictionnaire, et aligne ses cas par ordre alphabétique. Il montre comment un verbe peut se spécialiser puis oublier son sens premier: accoucher passe de se mettre au lit à l'enfantement; arriver perd la rive; chercher abandonne l'idée de parcourir pour devenir synonyme de quérir; et des mots comme artillerie ou charme changent d'objet ou de registre. Précis, vivant et souvent ironique, ce recueil fait découvrir la mécanique du français: étymologie, glissements de sens, survivances, disparitions, et fautes de l'usage prises en flagrant délit . Un texte idéal pour les amateurs de lexicologie, d'histoire du français et de curiosités linguistiques.
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