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Calvet, Louis-Jean – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
The definition of the suffix "-ard" as giving a negative or pejorative meaning to a word is disputed, and it is proposed that the suffix is simply a particular, socially marked form of expression. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Interpersonal Communication, Lexicology, Linguistic Theory
