Au sujet de quoi? La fonction du sujet grammatical, du complement d'object direct, et de la construction presentative en francaise parle
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A pronoun is most often found in the grammatical subject position in spoken French, a pattern unlike that usually presented in French grammars. The subject is not usually used to introduce new referents in spoken French. New referents are most often introduced through a presentative construction for references to animate entities, while inanimate referents are most often introduced as the complement of an object. Article text is in French.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1999
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When dictionaries disagree: notes on neologisms and linguistic method
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The construction of neologisms in French is discussed, with a focus on the term 'machine a traitement de texte' versus 'machine de traitement de texte.' Complement structures with 'a' and 'de' in French are analyzed.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2000
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Subjonctif: descriptions et manuels
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The subjunctive in French is discussed. Topics include descriptions of the subjunctive and the treatment of the topic in textbooks used to teach French in the United States. Article text is in French.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2001
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