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Some Unformalised Problems in the Representation of Real vs. Unreal Entities in French and English.
McLure, Roger; Reed, Paul – IRAL, 1988
Explores unformalized problems arising from different linguistic representations and non-representations of the categorical distinction between the real and unreal in French and in English. Because the different sensitivities to these oppositions are not acknowledged by manuals and not formalized by dictionary examples of usage, the differences…
Descriptors: English, Error Analysis (Language), French, Language Patterns
Making the Most of "Vrais Amis": A Study in Pedagogical Economy.
McLure, Roger; Reed, Paul – IRAL, 1997
Examines why the French verb of motion "passer" is used so much more widely in French than its English cognate "pass" is in English and identifies features of "passer" that distinguish it from similar motion verbs in French, concluding that the key is its relatively neutral semantic content. English avoids the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, English