Grammatical variation across space and time : the French interrogative system / Martin Elsig.

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Elsig, Martin

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TextSeries: Studies in language variation ; v. 3.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 282 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9789027290373
9027290377

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Grammatical variation across space and time.DDC classification:

445 22

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PC2395 .E47 2009eb

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Contents:

List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Overview of the literature -- Data and methods -- Results -- Interpretation and discussion of the results -- Conclusion -- Literary texts consulted -- References -- Index.

Summary: Interrogative clauses in French show abundant variation, especially with regard to the position of the subject vis-à-vis the finite verb, the placement of the wh-word, and the use of question markers such as est-ce que and ti / tu . This book presents a comprehensive study of the evolution and use of French interrogative constructions across a time span of approximately five hundred years by drawing on written sources (15th to 17th century) and oral data (19th and 20th century). Special attention is paid to the regional variation between European French and Quebec French. A v.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index.

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Interrogative clauses in French show abundant variation, especially with regard to the position of the subject vis-à-vis the finite verb, the placement of the wh-word, and the use of question markers such as est-ce que and ti / tu . This book presents a comprehensive study of the evolution and use of French interrogative constructions across a time span of approximately five hundred years by drawing on written sources (15th to 17th century) and oral data (19th and 20th century). Special attention is paid to the regional variation between European French and Quebec French. A v.

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