The Syntax of French
1st Edition
Published on 20. August 2007
978-0-511-29252-1 (ISBN)
Description
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 important role of French in the development of syntactic theory and shows how French challenges some fundamental assumptions about syntactic structure. An engaging and in-depth guide to all that is interesting about French, The Syntax of French will be invaluable to students and scholars of syntactic theory and comparative linguistics.
Reviews / Votes
'... 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 ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
File size
2,10 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-29252-1 (9780511292521)
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Person
Paul Rowlett is Head of the School of Languages at Salford University, UK.
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Lexical categories; 3. The extended noun phrase: DP*; 4. The extended verb phrase: IP*; 5. The left clause periphery.
