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... language , but universal grammarians attempting to account for as much of usage as they could in all the languages they were familiar with . 75 In about two - thirds of the Remarques no explanation is offered at all . In some cases this ...
... language , but universal grammarians attempting to account for as much of usage as they could in all the languages they were familiar with . 75 In about two - thirds of the Remarques no explanation is offered at all . In some cases this ...
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... language corresponds to the same level in the written language ( R , 510 ) , the greatest error being not to write as one speaks ( R , 509 ) since the written language is dependent on the spoken language : Car l'escriture n'est qu'vne ...
... language corresponds to the same level in the written language ( R , 510 ) , the greatest error being not to write as one speaks ( R , 509 ) since the written language is dependent on the spoken language : Car l'escriture n'est qu'vne ...
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... language and , wherever possible , formulate this in rules applicable to every language , thereby stressing the features common to all languages rather than focusing on the characteristics peculiar to French as Vaugelas had done ...
... language and , wherever possible , formulate this in rules applicable to every language , thereby stressing the features common to all languages rather than focusing on the characteristics peculiar to French as Vaugelas had done ...
Contents
The Arsenal Manuscript | 3 |
Usage and Reason | 13 |
Presentation and Terminology | 40 |
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