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Publication details [#13195]
Pillière, Linda. 2006. L’adjectif composé en X + nom + -ed [X + noun + -ed compound adjectives]. In Vautherin, Béatrice. La traduction de l’adjectif composé: de la micro-syntaxe au fait de style [The translation of compound adjectives: from micro syntax to style]. Palimpsestes 19.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
French
Abstract
This paper proposes to explore compound adjectives and in particular the noun + -ed structure. A brief study of its syntactic and semantic function is followed by an analysis of the differences between compound adjectives containing an adverb in initial position (such as darkly-suited) and those containing an adjective (dark-suited) and also the difference between compound nouns and the structure adjective + noun + -ed. A study of the American editions of various British novels reveals that the systematic substitution of one form for another by some publishers modifies the text, the narrative point of view and the reader-narrator relationship.
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