Anna Tristram: 1 book
Variation and Change in French Morphosyntax
The Case of Collective Nouns
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Collective nouns such asmajorite or foulehave long been of interest to linguists for their unusual semantic properties, and provide a valuable source of new data on the evolution of French grammar. This book tests the hypothesis that plural agreement with collective nouns is becoming more frequent...
