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Contents
Chapter 3 Synchronic phonology | 103 |
32 The vowels | 113 |
33 The semivowels | 123 |
34 Definition and classification of phonemes | 124 |
35 The combination of phonemes | 135 |
Chapter 4 Morphosyntax | 141 |
42 The conjugations | 142 |
43 The radicals | 148 |
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217 Sources of i | 41 |
219 The vowel ū followed by j | 42 |
221 The timbre of i and y | 43 |
222 i followed by a after t | 44 |
224 The sources of o | 45 |
225 o before a final consonant | 46 |
228 o before r | 47 |
230 Diphthongization of o and oe | 48 |
232 The timbre of œ | 49 |
233 Long œ | 50 |
234 The sources of u | 52 |
236 The loss of ə | 57 |
238 The prefixes dis ex and re | 58 |
239 The closure ofə | 59 |
240 The syllabic aspects of the loss of ə | 60 |
241 Nasal vowels | 63 |
242 The influence of pronounced nasal consonants | 67 |
243 Denasalization | 68 |
245 The treatment of labials followed by a yod | 69 |
246 The second palatalization | 70 |
247 ʃ derived from other sources | 71 |
248 ka tʃ | 72 |
250 The realization of dƷ | 73 |
252 Germanic h | 74 |
255 Initial λ | 81 |
256 Intervocalic r | 83 |
257 The realization of r | 89 |
259 pur par syr | 91 |
261 Conservation of r in recent borrowings | 92 |
265 λ followed by a consonant | 93 |
268 Simple final consonants | 94 |
269 Final consonant groups | 101 |
44 The infinitive | 151 |
45 The present indicative | 158 |
46 The imperfect indicative | 164 |
47 The imperative | 167 |
48 The present subjunctive | 170 |
49 The imperfect subjunctive | 173 |
410 Uses of the subjunctive | 177 |
411 The aorist | 183 |
412 The future | 189 |
413 The conditional | 191 |
414 Classification of the future and the conditional | 194 |
415 The present participle | 196 |
416 The past participle | 199 |
417 Periphrastic verb forms | 206 |
418 Interrogative verb forms | 208 |
419 The adjective | 210 |
420 The adverb | 219 |
421 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs | 225 |
422 The substantive | 231 |
423 The article | 234 |
424 The numerals | 237 |
425 Personal pronouns | 240 |
426 Relatives | 250 |
427 The possessive | 255 |
428 The demonstrative | 257 |
429 Prepositions | 261 |
430 νʃẽ vla | 285 |
Chapter 5 Lexicon | 289 |
52 Word formation | 303 |
53 Comparison of French and the dialects | 331 |
54 Lexical variation between the dialects | 335 |
Conclusion | 337 |
Selected Texts | 339 |
Word Lists | 363 |
Notes | 445 |
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Common terms and phrases
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