Original scientific paper

THE DETERMINATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS NOUN+ADJECTIVE AND . NOUN+ +PREPOSITION+NOUN IN FRENCH

Tihomira Mršić

Abstract

The author examines the problem of lexical determination in French, and attempts to determine a semantic difference between the constructions noun+adjective (derived from a noun), noun+ +preposition (en, de)+noun and noun+noun. After analyzing the extralinguistic reasons for the alternative use of these constructions, the author describes the semantic differences, which can be reduced to the degree of emphasis placed on the determinative complement. The adjective is the less specific of these complements, while the syntagme preposition+noun (or a noun by itself) may be used alternatively to carry more information. In addition, the author investigates the functional aspect of the use of these constructions.

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Hrčak ID:

173133

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/173133

Publication date:

24.6.1985.

Article data in other languages: croatian french

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