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Bouton, Charles P. – Francais dans le Monde, 1973
Reviews earliest French grammars written by Claude Mauger. (RL)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Textbooks, Traditional Grammar
Dupont, Louis – Francais dans le Monde, 1972
Author cites philological grammar" as one of three ways of treating language. The other two approaches to language are traditional grammar and linguistic grammar or transformational generative grammar. Philological grammar stresses the art of reading. (DS)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Diagrams, French, Grammar
Porquier, Remy – Francais dans le Monde, 1972
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), French, Grammar, Language Instruction
Gueunier, N.; Larcheveque, J.-M. – Francais dans le Monde, 1972
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Linguistics, Mathematics Instruction
Geffroy, Rene – Francais dans le Monde, 1971
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Charts, Diagrams, French
Giry-Schneider, Jacqueline – Francais dans le Monde, 1977
An analysis of the causative verb construction in French as studied by Harris. Some questions raised are: Can a causative verb be considered an auxiliary? Which verbs can be causative? Might the notion of auxiliary include "auxiliary nouns"? Syntactic and lexical-semantic distinctions are made. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, French, Grammar, Language Research
Pinchon, Jacqueline – Francais dans le Monde, 1980
Examines the distribution and function of the French conjunctions "ou,""soit," and "tantot." (AM)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Conjunctions, French, Grammar
Pinchon, Jacqueline – Francais dans le Monde, 1974
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Linguistics, Modern Languages
Pinchon, Jacqueline – Francais dans le Monde, 1977
A short study of definitions of the passive voice in French. Definitions are based on meaning; morphology; syntax; meaning and morphology; and morphology and syntax. The latter is the most widely accepted today. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Morphology (Languages), Structural Linguistics
Debyser, Francis; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1981
Presents methods for teaching insults, abbreviations, and grammatical agreement of nouns and verbs in French to French language students. Suggests possible uses of catalogs and miscellaneous facts in teaching French. (BK)
Descriptors: Abbreviations, French, Grammar, Second Language Instruction
Stourdze, Colette – Francais dans le Monde, 1974
Article to be continued. (RL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, French, Grammar, Language Instruction
Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Analyses the use of the French "en". (AM)
Descriptors: Adverbs, French, Grammar, Language Patterns
Van Lier, Henri – Francais dans le Monde, 1990
One in a series of articles relating major European languages to cultural traits or artifacts finds similarities in Russian and the "isba," a country cabin found mostly in the northern part of the country. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Folk Culture, Grammar, Language Role
Gueho, Robert – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
A century of debate over the reform of French spelling is criticized for focusing too much on dictionary issues and too little on grammar and clarity of expression. Four guidelines for the formulation of new spelling rules are suggested. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Diachronic Linguistics, French, Grammar
Noir, Pascal – Francais dans le Monde, 1996
A technique used in an advanced French writing class to encourage student self-correction is described. The technique focused on correction of verbs and their tenses; reduction of repetition; appropriate use of "on" and "nous;" and verification of possessive adjectives, negatives, personal pronouns, spelling, and punctuation.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Error Correction, French
