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Peer reviewedTheissen, Anne – Journal of French Language Studies, 1998
If it is immediate, definite anaphoric reference of an indefinite syntagm "'un'+noun" in French (e.g., "un chien...l'animal") seems appropriate for an "unfaithful anaphor" (e.g., "un chien...l'animal") but not a "faithful" anaphor (e.g., "un chien...le chien"). This rule helps to identify…
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Usage
Peer reviewedRoubaud, Marie-Noelle – Journal of French Language Studies, 1997
Analysis of French-spoken constructions in which the superlative begins the utterance, rather than occurring within the sentence, suggests that instead of being variants of standard usage, these constructions leave substantial room for interpretation of syntactic relationships. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: French, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage
Peer reviewedCoveney, Aidan – Journal of French Language Studies, 1998
This study investigated the usefulness of a test designed to explore speaker awareness of linguistic constraints on the variable omission of "ne" by native speakers of French and learners of French as a second language. Results suggest speakers do have awareness of some constraints and that some advanced nonnative learners have a particular…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, French, Grammar, Language Patterns
