Some Remarks on Punctuation Differences between English and French.

Hummel, Kirsten M.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Some Remarks on Punctuation Differences between English and French.

Hummel, Kirsten M.

Canadian Modern Language Review, v45 n2 p357-61 Jan 1989

Outlines some of the major differences in the use of punctuation between French and English, discussing such items as the period, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, and quotation marks. (MSE)

Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, French, Punctuation, Second Language Instruction

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Language: English

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