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Calve, Pierre – Modern Language Journal, 1985
Discusses dislocation, a construction in which one element, usually a noun, is isolated either at the beginning or at the end of a sentence while being represented in the body of the sentence by a pronoun. Discusses the place of dislocation in linguistic studies and its pedagogical implications. (SED)
Descriptors: French, Language Patterns, Language Styles, Nouns
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Cannings, Peter L.; Moody, Marvin D. – Modern Language Journal, 1978
A general guideline is offered as a reference point to choosing the appropriate preposition (a or par) for French causative sentences with faire. Full noun phrase complements of infinitives are treated. (SW)
Descriptors: French, Function Words, Grammar, Language Instruction