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Cohen-Bacri, Jean – Linguistique, 1978
Children between the ages of 6 and 11 learn to understand and use the relative pronouns "qui" and "que." The closer the subordinate clause is to favorite word order, the easier it is for the child. (MLA)
Descriptors: Child Language, French, Language Acquisition, Pronouns
Schogt, Henry – Linguistique, 1974
This article examines problems in translation on the level of semantics, phonology, syntax, and morphology. The use of the subjunctive is discusses as a specific problem area. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Deep Structure, Lexicology, Morphology (Languages)
Aymard, Colette – Linguistique, 1975
This article discusses the nature of the syntactic-autonomy in French, that is, the absence of a correlation between the position of an element in a sequence of discourse and its relative function. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), French, Language Patterns, Language Research
Lo Jocomo, Francois – Linguistique, 1977
A study of the predicate adjective in Esperanto based on the opposition established between the complementary classifications, monemes and words. Because morphological complications do not exist in Esperanto, study of the two classifications could proceed to the benefit of the study of other languages. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, Language Universals, Linguistics, Morphology (Languages)
Francois, Denise – Linguistique, 1975
This article examines predicate structures, with special focus on the nature of predicate auxiliaries and their role in assigning predicate function to non-verbals. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Morphology (Languages)
Mahmoudian, Morteza – Linguistique, 1975
This article examines the definitions "syntagmeme" and "syntheme" and the criteria which distinguish one from the other. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Language Usage, Morphology (Languages), Sentence Structure
Martinet, Andre – Linguistique, 1977
An attempt to clarify terms and to better describe certain elements in the author's own theory in view of a more exact interpretation of functional grammar. A grammatical function is defined; relationships within a sentence and possible choices among relationships are discussed. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: French, Function Words, Grammar, Linguistic Theory
Buyssens, Eric – Linguistique, 1974
An examination of various linguists' definitions of parataxis, asyndeton, and juxtaposition shows that the concepts are often varying and lack precision. The author offers new definitions which distinguish three specific cases. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Definitions, Function Words, Grammar
Francois, Frederic – Linguistique, 1974
This article discusses the relationship between the linguistic description of language and the speaker's acquisition and use of language, with specific reference to the role of paradigmatic and syntagmatic relationships in the acquisition of definition as a linguistic behavior. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Definitions, Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages)
Nespoulos, J.-Luc – Linguistique, 1974
This article questions the validity of a mathematical theory of communication as applied to the study of language. The main argument is that the linguist must consider the vertical ordering of elements as well as the linear quality of language. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Determiners (Languages), Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory
Ducarne, Blanche; Preneron, Christiane – Linguistique, 1976
This article presents a linguistic description of the phenomenon of dyssyntaxia. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Language Handicaps, Language Patterns, Language Research
Goldberg, Genevieve – Linguistique, 1976
Criticizes traditional methods of defining the syntactical complexity of utterances and proposes distinguishing the various types of subordination in the sentence as well as elements of continuity and discontinuity in discourse structure, with particular reference to child language. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition