1st Edition

Comparative Constructions in Spanish and French Syntax

By Ava Berinstein Copyright 1990
262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

This study, first published in 1990, presents a comprehensive description of the comparative constructions of Spanish and French, and shows that the apparently numerous differences in their syntactic realisations can be accounted for by general constraints on the expression of comparison. There is also a discussion of parallel constructions in other Romance languages, showing that these languages... Read more

Acknowledgements;  1. The Nature of Comparative Constructions  2. Comparative Constructions in Spanish  3. Comparative Constructions in French  4. Variation between Spanish and French Comparative Constructions and a Consideration of Other Romance Languages;  References;  Further Reading;  Index

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