Papers by David-Étienne Bouchard
Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory, 2011
In this paper, we compare two syntactic constructions involving degree adverbs in English and Qué... more In this paper, we compare two syntactic constructions involving degree adverbs in English and Québec French: the Degree Fronting (DF) construction and the Intensification at a Distance (IAD) construction. We argue that, although they display some similar properties, these similarities are superficial. We argue that, while DF can be analyzed as involving movement, IAD cannot. We propose that the quantifiers in IAD sentences are base-generated in their surface positions, and that these syntactic positions coincide with the positions that the quantifiers occupy when they are quantifying over individuals or events. Furthermore, we argue that dialectal variation in distance quantificational structures between Standard European French and Québec French is due to differences in the semantics of degree adverbs in these dialects.
In this paper, we compare two syntactic constructions involving degree adverbs in English and Qué... more In this paper, we compare two syntactic constructions involving degree adverbs in English and Québec French: the Degree Fronting (DF) construction and the Intensification at a Distance (IAD) construction. We argue that, although they display some similar properties, these similarities are superficial. We argue that, while DF can be analyzed as involving movement, IAD cannot. We propose that the quantifiers in IAD sentences are base-generated in their surface positions, and that these syntactic positions coincide with the positions that the quantifiers occupy when they are quantifying over individuals or events. Furthermore, we argue that dialectal variation in distance quantificational structures between Standard European French and Québec French is due to differences in the semantics of degree adverbs in these dialects.
Depuis la réforme de 1994, les universités québécoises doivent proposer des programmes de formati... more Depuis la réforme de 1994, les universités québécoises doivent proposer des programmes de formation des maîtres de quatre ans qui incluent, dans des proportions variées selon les universités, une formation disciplinaire, une formation en enseignement et une formation pratique (stages). Alors que la formation en enseignement et les stages de formation
In this paper I propose a phase-theoretic analysis of French Clitics. This analysis predicts that... more In this paper I propose a phase-theoretic analysis of French Clitics. This analysis predicts that enclitics, which are found in imperatives, are spelled out is a phase distinct from their host verb. Since phases are understood as fairly independent pieces of sound and meaning, then this analysis predicts that verbs and their proclitics, which stand in the same phase, should form a closer prosodic unit that verbs and their enclitics. The results of a production experiment testing this claim are presented, and these suggest that the syntactic asymmetry is indeed mirrored in the prosodic structure.
and by the SSHRC MCRI Les voies du français (France Martineau, P.I.) We would like to thank Jon N... more and by the SSHRC MCRI Les voies du français (France Martineau, P.I.) We would like to thank Jon Nissenbaum, Éric Mathieu, and Adèle Mercier for helpful suggestions. Of course, any errors found in this paper are strictly our own.
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Papers by David-Étienne Bouchard