‘Quite’ in Acadian French: A variety of Scalar Focus
This paper discusses the properties of the ‘quite de’ construction in the Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia variety of Acadian French in examples such as le/un quite de souper ‘quite the/a supper’ which have a hyperbolic connotation. Unlike epithet nouns and other binominals of French (and Romance more...
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| Language: | English |
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Isogloss |
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| Online Access: | https://revistes.uab.es/isogloss/isogloss/article/view/25 |