The Syntax Of French

French is a syntactically interesting language with aspects of its word orderand clause structure triggering a variety of important developments insyntactic the... » 

French is a syntactically interesting language with aspects of its word orderand clause structure triggering a variety of important developments insyntactic theory. This is a concise and accessible guide to the syntax ofModern French providing a clear overview of those aspects of the language thatare of particular interest to linguists. A broad variety of topics are coveredincluding the development and spread of French the evolution of its syntaxsyntactic variation lexical categories noun verb and adjective phrasesclause structure movement and agreement. Drawing on the work of a wide rangeof scholars it highlights the important role of French in the development ofsyntactic theory and shows how French challenges some fundamental assumptionsabout syntactic structure. An engaging and indepth guide to all that isinteresting about French The Syntax of French will be invaluable to studentsand scholars of syntactic theory and comparative linguistics. «