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Page 40
... argues that comprehension of the observations is in no way enhanced by the juxtaposition of topics which happen to begin with the same letter of the alphabet . The other possibility , the adoption of a part of speech format , may be ...
... argues that comprehension of the observations is in no way enhanced by the juxtaposition of topics which happen to begin with the same letter of the alphabet . The other possibility , the adoption of a part of speech format , may be ...
Page 99
... argues for agreement before feminine nouns beginning with a vowel , with the exception of autres in the feminine plural . An arbitrary decision is thus made for invariability in the masculine and agreement in the feminine . The present ...
... argues for agreement before feminine nouns beginning with a vowel , with the exception of autres in the feminine plural . An arbitrary decision is thus made for invariability in the masculine and agreement in the feminine . The present ...
Page 125
... argues that modern authors favour the post - posing of the adjective as the more natural and more commonly used order . His own advice is to let the ear judge which ordering sounds more pleasing and to follow the example of the most ...
... argues that modern authors favour the post - posing of the adjective as the more natural and more commonly used order . His own advice is to let the ear judge which ordering sounds more pleasing and to follow the example of the most ...
Contents
The Arsenal Manuscript | 3 |
Usage and Reason | 13 |
Presentation and Terminology | 40 |
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