The semantic import of the French preposition à 'at/to' in verbal argument alternations

This study examines the semantic import of the French preposition à 'at/to' in argument alternations. In French, some verbs can be followed by a direct object or by an indirect object introduced by the preposition à 'at/to' (e.g., parer/parer à 'to ward off/to guard again...

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Main Author: Mignot, Charles Alexandre
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/21694