https://languages.codidact.com/categories/36/tags/3344.rssNew Posts Tagged 'French' - Languages & LinguisticsLanguages & Linguistics - Codidact2022-12-01T08:56:27Zhttps://languages.codidact.com/posts/279683How can a prepositional phrase shift to become a verb? PSTHhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/535662020-12-02T06:30:31Z2022-12-01T08:56:27Z<p>I don't know why, but the embolded semantic shift for <a href="https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=agree">agree (v.)</a> below unsettles me.</p>
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<p><em>a gré</em> is a prepositional...https://languages.codidact.com/posts/284617How did « histoire », in « histoire de/que », semantically shift to signify "in order to/that"?PSTHhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/535662021-10-17T21:35:04Z2021-10-19T11:06:02Z<p><a href="https://french.stackexchange.com/q/2945">This French StackExchange post</a> merely paraprhased "histoire de/que" as <em>afin de / afin que</em>, meaning <em>pour / pour que</em> — all t...https://languages.codidact.com/posts/279046How did "re" + "join" semantically compound to mean "riposte"?PSTHhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/535662020-11-10T07:32:40Z2021-08-20T06:57:49Z<p>In French, « joindre » means "to join". What semantic notions underlie « joindre » with the 2020 English "rejoin", which means to riposte? How did <em>rejoindre</em> shift to signify the 2020 ...https://languages.codidact.com/posts/277285How do I pronounce historical French correctly from times when the language was in transition?Monica Celliohttps://languages.codidact.com/users/80462020-08-16T18:05:39Z2020-08-26T16:15:19Z<p>I sing in a choir that performs medieval and renaissance music in several languages I don't otherwise speak. When we are unclear about pronunciation, we look for recordings from reputable perfo...