Topics in French Syntax

Download or read book Topics in French Syntax written by Geraldine Legendre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main goal of this study, first published in 1994, is to present a substantial part of the grammar of French. This goal is achieved by bringing together two aspects of syntactic investigation. First, the study focuses on a vast range of French clausal phenomena, including Object Raising constructions, Causative constructions of various types, Impersonal constructions, amongst many others. Second, the investigation is conducted within the framework of Relational Grammar. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.