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A Linguistic Handbook of French for Translators and Language Students
Paul Boucher
[Not in series 216] 2018
► pp. 55–66

Chapter 4
Verbal constructions

Article outline
  • 4.1Introduction
  • 4.2Valence
    • 4.2.1Valence and complex sentences
  • 4.3Causative and resultative constructions in French and English
  • Notes
  • Further reading on translating verbal constructions
References (3)
Further reading on translating verbal constructions
Bouveret, Myriam and Dominique Legallois (eds). 2012. Constructions in French. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.Google Scholar
Connors, Kathleen and Benoit Ouellette. 1996. “Describing the meanings of French pronominal-verbal constructions for students of French ↔ English translation”. Language Sciences. 18, 1–2: 213–226.Google Scholar
Levin, Beth and Malka Rappaport Hovav. 2015. “Lexicalization patterns”. [URL]