Expressing the same by the different : the subjunctive vs the indicative in French / Igor Dreer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dreer, Igor.

Series:

Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; 59.

Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; 59

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French language--Mood.

French language.

French language--Subjunctive.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 272 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume offers an alternative, sign-oriented analysis of the distribution of the French Indicative and Subjunctive. It rejects both government and functions, attributed to both moods, and shows that the distribution of the Indicative and the Subjunctive is motivated by their invariant meanings. The volume illustrates the close interaction between the Indicative and the Subjunctive, as linguistic signs, and signs of other grammatical systems, contextually associated with the invariant meanings of both moods.

Contents:

Expressing the Same by the Different; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; 1. Sentence-oriented approaches; 2. Sign-oriented approaches; 3. The basic principles; 4. Hypothesis; 5. Occurrence System and the encoder's commitment; 6. Occurrence System and subjective comment; 7. Occurrence System and negation; 8. "From sign to text" approach; 9. "From text to sign" approach; 10. Previous explanations for the use of the Subjunctive forms and for their disfavoring

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612152559

9781282152557

1282152556

9789027291905

902729190X

OCLC:

647673056