1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781424303321

Autore

Lambrecht Knud

Titolo

Topic, antitopic and verb agreement in non-standard French [[electronic resource] /] / Knud Lambrecht

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : J. Benjamins, 1981

ISBN

1-283-35968-5

9786613359681

90-272-8079-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Collana

Pragmatics & beyond, , 0166-6528 ; ; 2:6

Disciplina

447

Soggetti

French language - Topic and comment

French language - Sentences

French language - Variation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TOPIC, ANTITOPIC AND VERB AGREEMENT IN NON-STANDARD FRENCH; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; 0. INTRODUCTION; 1. THE STANDARD/NON-STANDARD DISTINCTION IN MODERN FRENCH: THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS; 2. CLITIC PRONOUNS AS AGREEMENT MARKERS; 2.1. Properties of clitic pronouns in Standard and in Non-Standard French; 2.2. Summary; 2.3. Clitic pronouns and the verb; 3. VERB AGREEMENT IN NON-STANDARD FRENCH; 3.0. Introduction; 3.1. Topic Agreement; 3.2. Antitopic agreement; FOOTNOTES; REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

The author describes and explains the syntactic and pragmatic properties of the nominal and pronominal elements in sentences of the types Ces Romains ils sont fous and Ils sont fous, ces Romains, which, in spite of their frequent occurrence, have so far received little attention among linguists and grammarians. He argues that far from having the marginal status of a linguistic anomaly, the cooccurrence in the same clause of coreferential nouns and pronouns is one formal manifestation of an important functional principle in modern French: the encoding of a topic-comment relationsh



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785345703321

Titolo

Kosma aiguptiou monachou Christianike topographia : The Christian topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian monk / / edited by John W. McCrindle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-10863-9

1-317-10864-7

1-315-59123-5

1-4094-1604-6

Descrizione fisica

xxvii, 398 p. : ill

Collana

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; ; no. 98

Altri autori (Persone)

Cosmas, Indicopleustes,  <active 6th cent.>

McCrindleJohn W

Disciplina

915.404245

Soggetti

Geography, Medieval

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing.

Reprint. Originally published: London, 1847.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

bk. I. The places and figures of the universe ; the heresy of affirming that the heavens are spherical, and that there are Antipodes ; pagan errors as to the causes of rain and of earthquakes -- bk. II. The position, figure, length and breadth of the earth ; the site of paradise ; the Greek inscriptions at Adule ; extract from Ephorus; the ancient empires; the fall of man and its effect on the angels; the circumscription of angels, demons and souls -- bk. III. The Tower of Babel; the mission of Moses to the Israelites; comrnents on his history of the creation of the world ; the conversion of the nation's to Christianity -- bk. IV. A recapitulation of the views advanced ; theory of eclipses ; doctrine of the sphere denounced -- bk. V. Description of the Tabernacle : patriarchs and prophets who predicted the coming of Christ and the future state ; the agreement of these with the Apostles -- bk. VI. The size of the Sun ; a dissertation on the two states -- bk. VII. The duration of the heavens -- bk. VIII. Interpretation of the Song of Hezekiah ; the retrogression of the sun ; ancient dials ; predictions referring to Cyrus -- bk. IX. Courses of the sun and moon and other



heavenly bodies ; their movements effected by the angels -- bk. X. Passages from the Christian fathers confirming the authors views -- bk. XI. Description of certain Indian animals and plants, and of the island of Taprobane (Ceylon) -- bk. XII. Old Testament narratives confirmed by Chaldaean, Babylonian, Persian and Egyptian records ; the island Atlantis.