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A Linguistic Handbook of French for Translators and Language Students
Paul Boucher
[Not in series 216] 2018
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Chapter 1
The units of language

Article outline
  • 1.1Introduction
  • 1.2Morphology
    • 1.2.1Form and meaning
    • 1.2.2Morphemes
    • 1.2.3Derivation
      • 1.2.3.1Affixation
      • 1.2.3.2Prefixation
    • 1.2.4Compounds
      • 1.2.4.1English compound patterns
      • 1.2.4.2French compound patterns
      • 1.2.4.3Lexical versus syntactic patterns in English and French
  • 1.3Syntax
    • 1.3.1Categories
    • 1.3.2Phrase structure
      • 1.3.2.1The Noun Phrase (NP)
      • 1.3.2.2The Adjective Phrase (AP)
      • 1.3.2.3Other phrase structures
    • 1.3.3Clause structure
  • Notes
  • Further reading in morphology
  • Further reading in syntax
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Further reading in morphology
Adams, Valerie. 1973. An Introduction to Modern English Word Formation. London: Longmans.Google Scholar
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Gardes-Tamine, Joëlle. 2008. La grammaire, tome 2, Syntaxe. Paris: Armand Colin.Google Scholar
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