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C'est Quoi, le Francais (This Is What, Is That French)?
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Calve, Pierre – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1972
Discusses the pros and cons of exceptional grammar rules in French and some of the main differences in spoken and written usage. (DS)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), French, Grammar, Language Instruction
Un trait du francais parle authentique: La dislocation. (A Trait of Authentic Spoken French: Dislocation.)
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Calve, Pierre – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
The dislocation of sentence elements in spoken French is seen as allowing the speaker to free himself from certain constraints imposed on word order, position of accents, and grammar. Dislocation is described, its various functions are enumerated, and implications for second language instruction are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Second Language Instruction, Sentence Structure
Comment faire de la grammaire sans trahir le discours: Le cas des exercices grammaticaux (How to Teach Grammar without Betraying Discourse: The Case of Grammatical Exercises).
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Calve, Pierre – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1994
Discusses the various functions of grammar in second-language (SL) education, and examines the relationship between discourse and grammar in SL education. Two problems are then examined concerning the relationship between discourse and grammar within grammatical exercises, and with the help of concrete examples, suggestions are offered to better…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, French, Grammar