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<H3><A NAME="SECTION000122100000000000000">Core semantics of value <EM>conjunction</EM></A></H3>
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<H4><A NAME="SECTION000122110000000000000">Conjunctions: Morphosyntactic criterion</A></H4>
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A <EM>conjunction</EM> is an invariable morphological unit which relates two clauses.
<EM>Coordinate conjunctions</EM> can also relate two syntactic constituents which have the same
syntactic function.
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<EM>Test</EM>:
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Given <EM>P</EM>, <IMG WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=12 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="tex2html_wrap_inline52213" SRC="img10.gif"> clauses:
If<BR> <EM>P</EM> + <EM>X</EM> + <IMG WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=12 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="tex2html_wrap_inline52213" SRC="img10.gif"><BR> or<BR>
<EM>P</EM> + , + <EM>X</EM> + <IMG WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=12 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="tex2html_wrap_inline52213" SRC="img10.gif"><BR> or<BR>
<EM>P</EM> + . + <EM>X</EM> + <IMG WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=12 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="tex2html_wrap_inline52213" SRC="img10.gif"><BR> succeeds, then <EM>X</EM> is a conjunction.
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<EM>Examples</EM>:
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<LI> Il s'est couché <B>parce qu'</B><A NAME="44979"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=conjunction</FONT></SMALL> il était fatigué.
<LI> Pierre lit <B>et</B><A NAME="44987"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=conjunction</FONT></SMALL> Marie regarde la télé.
<LI> Il a faim. <B>Mais</B><A NAME="44995"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=conjunction</FONT></SMALL> il ne mange pas.
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<EM>Test</EM>:
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Given <EM>P</EM>, <IMG WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=12 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="tex2html_wrap_inline52213" SRC="img10.gif"> clauses and <EM>P</EM> + <EM>X</EM> + <IMG WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=12 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="tex2html_wrap_inline52213" SRC="img10.gif">:
If <EM>X</EM> cannot be moved inside <IMG WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=12 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="tex2html_wrap_inline52213" SRC="img10.gif">, then <EM>X</EM> is a conjunction.
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<EM>Examples</EM>:
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<LI> Il a faim. <B>Mais</B><A NAME="45049"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=conjunction</FONT></SMALL> il ne mange pas.<BR>
*Il ne mange mais pas.
<LI> Il rêvait de voyages, <B>or</B><A NAME="45058"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=conjunction</FONT></SMALL> il était pauvre.<BR>
*Il était or pauvre.
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but:
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<EM>Examples</EM>:
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<LI> Il a faim. <B>Cependant</B><A NAME="45082"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=adverb</FONT></SMALL> il ne mange pas.<BR> Il ne mange cependant pas.
<LI> J'ignorait son adresse. <B>Donc</B><A NAME="45090"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=adverb</FONT></SMALL>, je ne pouvais pas lui écrire.<BR>
Je ne pouvait donc pas lui écrire.
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<EM>Test</EM>:
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Given <EM>X</EM> an invariable morphological unit:
If <EM>X</EM> cannot be preceded by a coordinate conjunction, then <EM>X</EM> is a conjunction
(and not an adverb).
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<EM>Examples</EM>:
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<LI> Pierre a faim, <B>mais</B><A NAME="45120"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=conjunction</FONT></SMALL> il ne mange pas.<BR>
*Pierre a faim, et mais il ne mange pas.
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but:
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<EM>Examples</EM>:
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<LI> Pierre est allé au cinéma. <B>Ensuite</B><A NAME="45146"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=adverb</FONT></SMALL> il est allé au restaurant.<BR>
Pierre est allé au cinéma, et ensuite il est allé au restaurant.
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