Post-Bac
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2
WHAT IS A GENITIVE
Linguistique
Définition
Genitive
Saxon Genitive is a noun inflection inherited from Old English that draws the relation beween two nouns and is recognisable by the presence of the " 's ".
Recursivity
Multiple Embedded Genitives
E=> My Neighbour's Children's car is red.
F=> From right to left: La voiture des enfants de mon voisin est rouge.
'S
*Noun with plural S => '
*Plural Noun with no S => 'S
*S but not a plural case => 'S
*Proper Noun finishing with S => ' or 'S (both work)
*Greek Noun => '
The genitive determines the HEAD of the Noun Phrase. In FRENCH, 1 Noun = 1 Determiner, but in ENGLISH, Genitive = determiner
A retenir :
Genitive N'sN = N1's N2 ... Noun Complement NofN = N2 of N1 ... Compound Noun NN = The N1 N2
Post-Bac
2
2
WHAT IS A GENITIVE
Linguistique
Définition
Genitive
Saxon Genitive is a noun inflection inherited from Old English that draws the relation beween two nouns and is recognisable by the presence of the " 's ".
Recursivity
Multiple Embedded Genitives
E=> My Neighbour's Children's car is red.
F=> From right to left: La voiture des enfants de mon voisin est rouge.
'S
*Noun with plural S => '
*Plural Noun with no S => 'S
*S but not a plural case => 'S
*Proper Noun finishing with S => ' or 'S (both work)
*Greek Noun => '
The genitive determines the HEAD of the Noun Phrase. In FRENCH, 1 Noun = 1 Determiner, but in ENGLISH, Genitive = determiner
A retenir :
Genitive N'sN = N1's N2 ... Noun Complement NofN = N2 of N1 ... Compound Noun NN = The N1 N2
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