Re(de)fining address: an overlooked French phenomenon
In this paper I examine the origins and history of the modern French use of the definite article in address phrases (e.g. "Bonjour, la classe"), a usage which contrasts very strongly with, for example, the ungrammaticality of the definite article in address in English. I show that the key...
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2004
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