Proposes a semantic theory with applications to performatives, speech acts, and pragmatic theory. (AM)

Proposes a new theory of "delocutivite," expanding on that of E. Benveniste. (AM)

Discusses the traditional description of the French subjunctive, as opposed to a description based on principles of mathematical logic, which can account for the relationship between form and meaning in the subjunctive. (AM)

The nature of the system of linguistic entities of a natural language is examined. The purpose is to define the relation between "le lexique" and an overall linguistic theory, the relation between form and meaning. (Text is in French.) (TL)

This study has as its point of departure the nature of the passive and the linguistic point of view on it taken by textbooks. Topics treated are; passive voice or sentence; surface and deep structure; passive transformation; its relationship to the message; textbooks and their function. (Text is in French.) (AMH)