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In:A Linguistic Handbook of French for Translators and Language Students
Paul Boucher
[Not in series 216] 2018
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Published online: 3 April 2018
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Table of contents

Preface ix
Introduction xi
Section I.Structure 1
Introduction 1
Chapter 1.The units of language 3
1.1Introduction 3
1.2Morphology 3
1.2.1Form and meaning 4
1.2.2Morphemes 6
1.2.3Derivation 6
1.2.3.1Affixation 6
1.2.3.2Prefixation 8
1.2.4Compounds 10
1.2.4.1English compound patterns 10
1.2.4.2French Compound Patterns 11
1.2.4.3Lexical versus syntactic patterns in French and English 13
1.3Syntax 15
1.3.1Categories 15
1.3.2Phrase structure 16
1.3.2.1The Noun Phrase (NP) 17
1.3.2.2The Adjective Phrase (AP) 19
1.3.2.3Other Phrase Structures 20
1.3.3Clause structure 22
Chapter 2.Transposition 27
2.1Introduction 27
Chapter 3.Nominal constructions 35
3.1Introduction 35
3.2The syntax of CNCs in French 35
3.3Determiners 36
3.3.1Nouns without determiners 36
3.3.2Determiners without nouns 38
3.4Modification by an adjective 40
3.5Complex NPs in French and English 45
3.5.1Semantic relations between head and complement in compounds and complex NPs 45
3.5.1.1The French N + P + N construction is equivalent to an English compound noun 45
3.5.1.2The French N + P + N construction is equivalent to an English adjectival or nominal adjunct 46
3.5.1.3The French N + P + N construction is equivalent to an English syntactic complement 47
Chapter 4.Verbal constructions 55
4.1Introduction 55
4.2Valence 56
4.2.1Valence and complex sentences 57
4.3Causative and resultative constructions in French and English 59
Section II.Perspective 67
Introduction 67
Chapter 5.Modulation 69
5.1Introduction 69
5.2Metaphoric modulation 70
5.3Metonymic modulation 72
5.4Grammatical modulation 75
5.4.1Modality 76
5.4.2Negation 77
Chapter 6.Tense and aspect 83
6.1Introduction 83
6.2Tense and aspect: An overview 83
6.3The pragmatics of tense 86
6.3.1The time-tense relationship 86
6.3.2Indexation versus contextualization 87
6.3.3Translating the imparfait 89
6.3.4The passé composé 93
6.4Tense and genre 94
Chapter 7.Voice and point of view 101
7.1Introduction 101
7.2Authorial voice in STP 101
7.2.1Translating STP 103
7.3Direct, indirect and free speech/discourse in LP 106
7.4Translating speech styles 109
7.4.1Punctuation 110
7.4.1.1Rules for English 110
7.4.1.2Rules for French 111
7.4.2Tense 112
7.4.3Word order 113
7.4.4The translation process 114
Chapter 8.Sentence modality and illocution 117
8.1Introduction 117
8.2Illocution 118
8.3Interrogation in French 119
8.3.1Syntactic restructuring 119
8.3.1.1Type I questions 120
8.3.1.2Type II questions 121
8.3.1.3Type III questions 122
8.3.1.4Type IV questions 123
8.4Emphasis and related phenomena 126
8.4.1Negative questions 127
8.4.2Rhetorical questions 127
8.4.3Indirect speech acts 127
8.4.4“Reprise” constructions 128
Section III.Coherence 131
Introduction 131
Chapter 9.Cohesion 133
9.1Textual coherence and cohesion 133
9.2Recurrence and coreference 133
9.2.1Thematic networks 134
9.2.2Connotative meanings and lexical cohesion 134
9.2.3Replacement 136
9.2.4Stylistic repetition 137
9.2.5Pronominalisation and ellipsis 138
9.2.6Compensation 139
9.3Collocation 140
9.4Junction, word order and inter-propositional coherence 142
Chapter 10.Information structure 147
10.1Introduction 147
10.2Information structure in French (and other languages) 148
10.3“Realignment constructions” in French 149
10.4Topicalisation 152
10.4.1Fronting 153
10.4.2The passive voice 157
10.4.2.1Verbal Semantics 157
10.4.2.2The Passive and IS 157
10.4.2.3The Passive in French 159
10.4.3Reflexive verb constructions 160
10.4.4“Ergative” constructions 160
10.4.5Middle constructions 161
10.4.6Pseudo-passive constructions 161
10.4.7Converse verbs 161
10.5Applying the theory 162
10.6Focalisation in French and English 165
Chapter 11.Anaphora and ellipsis 169
11.1Introduction 169
11.2Anaphora in French and English 169
11.3Determiners 172
11.4Personal pronouns 174
11.5Demonstratives 176
11.5.1Translating French demonstratives 179
11.5.2Translating English demonstratives 182
11.5.3Conclusion 185
11.6Ellipsis 185
11.6.1Grammatical ellipsis 186
11.6.1.1VP deletion 186
11.6.1.2“Reprise” constructions 186
11.6.1.3Coordination 187
11.6.1.4Nouns 187
11.6.1.5Non-Deletion 188
11.6.2Situational ellipsis 189
11.6.3Stylistic ellipsis 189
Chapter 12.Textual coherence 193
12.1Introduction 193
12.2Relevance and discourse well formedness 194
12.2.1Case study #1: Popular science articles in French and English 195
12.2.2Case study #2: Translating legal documents in French and English 198
12.3Deictic anchoring and coherence 199
12.4Conclusion 203
Bibliography 205
Glossary 211
Corrections 217
Author index 293
Subject index 295
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