ABSTRACT

The main goal of this study, first published in 1994, is to present a substantial part of the grammar of French. This goal is achieved by bringing together two aspects of syntactic investigation. First, the study focuses on a vast range of French clausal phenomena, including Object Raising constructions, Causative constructions of various types, Impersonal constructions, amongst many others. Second, the investigation is conducted within the framework of Relational Grammar. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

chapter 1|56 pages

Object Raising

chapter 2|76 pages

Unaccusative Clauses

chapter 3|30 pages

Inversion Structures

chapter 4|98 pages

Impersonal Constructions

chapter 5|52 pages

Causative Unions