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Luce, Stanford L. – French Review, 1979
Presents a set of rules for learning grammatical gender in French. (AM)
Descriptors: Adjectives, French, Grammar, Language Instruction
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Braun, Theodore E. D. – French Review, 1976
This article discusses the difference between French and English constructions of motion and change of place, by contrasting French and English examples of such constructions. (CLK)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Contrastive Linguistics, English, French
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Wieland, Molly – French Review, 1995
This study analyzed complimenting behavior in French between French native speakers and American advanced French learners in seven dinner party conversations. Data are found to provide a rich source of lessons in politeness for both sociolinguistic and pedagogic descriptions of French speech acts. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Discourse Analysis, French, Intercultural Communication
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Cox, Thomas J. – French Review, 1994
The difficulty with which native English-speaking adults learning French control the distinction between verb aspects has prompted study of the neurological processes that may affect this learning process. It is concluded that it may not be possible to change these basic perception patterns of adult learners. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)