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Grammaticalisation et acquisition du prédicat complexe faire + Vinf

Yanka Bezinska
p. 149-174

Abstracts

This paper comprises two parts. In the first, we examine the process of grammaticalisation of faire + Vinf complex predicate. We distinguish three stages: 1) the generalized use in Latin of biclausal constructions V1command, persuasion + complementizer + V2subjonctive; 2) the old form (two predicates) and the new form (complex predicate) coexist; 3) the new form entirely replaces the former. We then specify the criteria of identification of faire + Vinf complex predicate and illustrate its status within other causative mechanisms; we also mention some comparative elements of the causative construction in Bulgarian.
In the second part of this paper, we present an experiment conducted on the acquisition of faire + Vinf by 4 to 6 year-old French children. The results lead us to postulate a parallel between the stages of grammaticalisation and the acquisition of this construction.

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References

Bibliographical reference

Yanka Bezinska, Grammaticalisation et acquisition du prédicat complexe faire + VinfLidil, 37 | 2008, 149-174.

Electronic reference

Yanka Bezinska, Grammaticalisation et acquisition du prédicat complexe faire + VinfLidil [Online], 37 | 2008, Online since 01 September 2009, connection on 28 March 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/lidil/2698; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/lidil.2698

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About the author

Yanka Bezinska

LIDILEM, Université Stendhal-Grenoble 3

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