In:A Linguistic Handbook of French for Translators and Language Students
Paul Boucher
[Not in series 216] 2018
► pp. 35–54
Chapter 3Nominal constructions
Published online: 3 April 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.216.c3
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.216.c3
Article outline
- 3.1Introduction
- 3.2The syntax of CNCs in French
- 3.3Determiners
- 3.3.1Nouns without determiners
- 3.3.2Determiners without nouns
- 3.4Modification by an adjective
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3.5Complex NPs in French and English
- 3.5.1Semantic relations between head and complement in compounds and complex NPs
- 3.5.1.1The French N + P + N construction is equivalent to an English compound noun
- 3.5.1.2The French N + P + N construction is equivalent to an English adjectival or nominal adjunct
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3.5.1.3The French N + P + N construction is equivalent to an English syntactic complement
- Spatio-temporal location
- Predication
- Possessives
- Metaphoric identity
- 3.5.1Semantic relations between head and complement in compounds and complex NPs
Notes Further reading on translating nominal constructions
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