Vers une grammaticalisation de the way : une alternative au binôme conjonctif as / like

The choice between the comparative conjunctions as and like depends primarily on sociolinguistic and stylistic factors. In the same syntactic slot, speakers can also use the way, although the literature on comparative conjunctions rarely mentions this third possibility. By examining the incomplete N...

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Main Author: Mathilde Pinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2010-09-01
Series:Corela
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/corela/845