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The Syntax of French
Paul Rowlett
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Description for The Syntax of French
paperback. Concise, accessible guide to the syntax of Modern French, showing its contribution to syntactic theory. Series: Cambridge Syntax Guides. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
French is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order and clause structure triggering a variety of important developments in syntactic theory. This is a concise and accessible guide to the syntax of Modern French, providing a clear overview of those aspects of the language that are of particular interest to linguists. A broad variety of topics are covered, including the development and spread of French; the evolution of its syntax; syntactic variation; lexical categories; noun, verb and adjective phrases; clause structure; movement; and agreement. Drawing on the work of a wide range of scholars, it highlights the ... Read more
French is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order and clause structure triggering a variety of important developments in syntactic theory. This is a concise and accessible guide to the syntax of Modern French, providing a clear overview of those aspects of the language that are of particular interest to linguists. A broad variety of topics are covered, including the development and spread of French; the evolution of its syntax; syntactic variation; lexical categories; noun, verb and adjective phrases; clause structure; movement; and agreement. Drawing on the work of a wide range of scholars, it highlights the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Syntax Guides
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521542999
SKU
V9780521542999
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About Paul Rowlett
Paul Rowlett is Head of the School of Languages at Salford University, UK.
Reviews for The Syntax of French
'… a concise and well-written introduction to French syntax which does not require any prior knowledge of French.' www.roterdorn.de '… thoroughly researched, well argued, and extremely interesting. … [an] outstanding contribution to the Cambridge Syntax Guides series.' The French Review