Le Bon Usage
French grammar book
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Le Bon Usage (French pronunciation: [lə bɔn‿yzaʒ], Correct Usage), informally called Le Grevisse, is a descriptive grammar of French first published in 1936 by Maurice Grevisse, and periodically revised since.[1] It describes the usage of the French language, primarily in its written literary form.
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| Author | Maurice Grevisse |
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| Language | French |
| Subject | French grammar |
| Genre | Reference work |
| Publisher | Duculot / De Boeck Supérieur |
Publication date | 1936 |
| Publication place | Belgium |
| Pages | 1,760 (16th ed.) |
Description
Quite extensive (1,760 pages in the 16th edition), it includes numerous examples and counter-examples (40,000 citations) taken from Francophone literature of various periods, including newspapers, forming a reference for teachers of French, and in particular, authors, translators, and editors.[1]
Editions
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In 1936, the first edition was published by Duculot (later De Boeck Supérieur).[1] A new edition was published in 1939, and another in 1946. In 1946, the book was awarded the gold medal of the Académie française.[2] The high praise of André Gide in the literary supplement of Le Figaro in February 1947 contributed to its success.[3] In 1980, Bernard Pivot dedicated an episode of Apostrophes to the book following Grevisse's death.[1]
After Grevisse's death in 1980, his son-in-law André Goosse, also a grammarian, took over and published the 12th and 13th (1993) editions.[1][2] The 14th edition was published in August 2007 in a new format. The 15th edition appeared in 2011. The 16th edition was published in 2016 to mark the 80th anniversary of the book.[1]
Online
As of 1 January 2023, Le Bon Usage is no longer available online.[4]
