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Kriyol Syntax

The Portuguese-based Creole language of Guinea-Bissau

By: Alain Kihm

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Kriyol Syntax

The Portuguese-based Creole language of Guinea-Bissau

By: Alain Kihm

This book describes the Portuguese-based Creole which is widely spoken as a first language in Guinea-Bissau. The study focuses on one variety, 'central Kriyol', and its main aim is to present a complete description of the grammar of the language. The theoretical framework for the syntactic analysis is purposely eclectic but relies primarily on Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, and ample attention is paid to the cognitive or semantic dimension in the explanation of linguistic facts. After a short introduction on the history and phonology of the language and the organization of the study, there are chapters dealing with the simple sentence, Tense and Aspect, the noun phrase, the complex sentence, topicalization/focalization/questions, and Middles/Passives/Causatives. The final chapter discusses Kriyol texts, especially comic-books, from which a considerable number of examples used in the study are taken.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027276676

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Nonfinite Inquiries

Materials for a Comparative Study of Nonfinite Predicative Domains

By: Alain Rouveret

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Nonfinite Inquiries

Materials for a Comparative Study of Nonfinite Predicative Domains

By: Alain Rouveret

This study aims at developing a unified perspective on nonfiniteness, encompassing its morphological, syntactic and semantic aspects. It puts the emphasis on clause types distinct from standard infinitives (gerund clauses, Celtic verbo-nominal structures, Portuguese inflected infinitives, Latin dominant participle constructions) and takes advantage of the most recent developments in syntactic theory. The notions of defectiveness and completeness, the inheritance hypothesis, the labeling requirement, the syntactic definition of lexical categories, once combined together, appear to make accessible tighter and more elegant analyses than previous accounts.

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554

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110769395

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9783110769395

Aspects of Grammatical Architecture

By: Alain Rouveret

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Aspects of Grammatical Architecture

By: Alain Rouveret

This volume collects eleven papers written between 1991 and 2016, some of them unpublished, which explore various aspects of the architecture of grammar in a minimalist perspective. The phenomena that are brought to bear on the architectural issue come from a range of languages, among them French, European Portuguese, Welsh, German and English, and include clitic placement, expletive pronouns, resumption, causative structures, copulative and existential constructions, VP ellipsis, as well as the distinction between the SVO, VSO and V2 linguistic types. This book sheds a new light on the division of labor between components and paves the way for further research on grammatical architecture.

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401

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Routledge

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1351622196

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Kriyol Syntax

The Portuguese-based Creole Language of Guinea-Bissau

By: Alain Kihm

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The Portuguese-based Creole Language of Guinea-Bissau

By: Alain Kihm

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John Benjamins Publishing Company

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1556191685

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Macron Unveiled

The Prototype for a New Generation of World Leaders

By: Alain Lefebvre

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Macron Unveiled

The Prototype for a New Generation of World Leaders

By: Alain Lefebvre

The world is changing fast and politics are changing with them. Throughout history, times of change are marked by great leaders changing the world for the better. Our world today is in crisis. There is a need for a new generation of politicians to change the world, and they seem to appear, with a new style to how they think and how they behave, and Emmanuel Macron could very well be a prototype. Macron Unveiled examines Macron's first four years as France's president, scrutinizing Macron's personality, his way of solving problems, his sources of inspiration, his mistakes, his difficulties, as well as the impact he may already have had in his country, in Europe, and the world. New leaders with a modern approach to politics are quickly emerging, and despite having limited political experience, they are facing the challenges of today head on. As the world moves on from the impact of President Trump, there is a growing interest in world affairs what leadership will look like tomorrow. New ideas and new ways of doing things are changing the political landscape. As a former French Diplomat, psychologist, and political coach, Alain Lefebvre is uniquely positioned to explain the French perspective to international audiences. He brings careful analysis and historical context to Macron's time in office and presents the information in a way that will helps readers gain a better understanding of who Macron is as a man, a leader, and a prototype for the next generation of political leaders.

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224

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Gaudium

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1592112110

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9781592112111

Alain Thomas

inédits

By: Alain Thomas,Vincent Gautier

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Alain Thomas

inédits

By: Alain Thomas,Vincent Gautier

Comme dans un kaléidoscope que le temps s'évertue à faire tourner, Alain Thomas restitue au monde les faces cachées de contrées imaginaires. Refuge de l'arc-en-ciel, berceau de la vie, intuitions prophétiques, les oeuvres inédites d'Alain Thomas viennent renforcer sa singularité artistique pour le hisser définitivement sur un sommet à part. Un sommet où l'imaginaire n'a jamais été aussi réel." P. [4] of cover

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176

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Coiffard Editions

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2919339001

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9782919339006

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Kriyol Syntax

Kriyol Syntax

Nonfinite Inquiries

Nonfinite Inquiries

Aspects of Grammatical Architecture

Aspects of Grammatical Architecture

Kriyol Syntax

Kriyol Syntax

Macron Unveiled

Macron Unveiled

Alain Thomas

Alain Thomas

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