French Modal Syntax in the Sixteenth Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780472750214)

The French language was marked by significant shifts during the sixteenth century that would settle into more standardized usage thereafter. The purpose of this volume, a comparative grammar, is to discern transitions in modal syntax and to formulate the rules that governed it during that time. Major sections address rules regarding usage after declarative expressions; after expressions of emotion; after expressions of volition or necessity; in adverbial clauses of purpose; in consecutive clauses; in comparative clauses; in temporal adverbial clauses; in causative adverbial clauses; in adverbial clauses of concession; and a general summary of subjunctive usage.

Author: Newton S. Bement,Newton Bement
ISBN-10: 0472750216
ISBN-13: 9780472750214
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1934
Pages: 196
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d