9.430, Qs: Preverb,"Practical Action",French Prepositions

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Subject: 9.430, Qs: Preverb,"Practical Action",French Prepositions

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Date:  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:34:51 +0100
From:  Domenico LEMBO <lembo at unina.it>
Subject:  The Concept of "Preverb"

2)
Date:  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 10:50:10 -0600
From:  rcameron at uic.edu (Richard Cameron)
Subject:  Ethno/CA "Practical Action" Question

3)
Date:  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:30:11 -0500
From:  fmartin at uottawa.ca (france martineau)
Subject:  Prepositions in French

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:34:51 +0100
From:  Domenico LEMBO <lembo at unina.it>
Subject:  The Concept of "Preverb"

This question is about the concept of "preverb" (lat. praeverbium,
fr. pre/verb, germ.  Praeverb).  The history of the notion is, I'm
afraid, not well known.  The first occurrence of the term
*praeverbium* as referring to a verbal particle seems to be in Varro,
who distinguishes it from *praepositio* (De lingua latina VI 38; VI
82). Later on, it is not clear where the term survives or comes to
life again.  I wonder especially where and when appears the notion of
"void preverb" (praeverbium inane).  Any hints?

Thanks in advance

D. Lembo


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Date:  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 10:50:10 -0600
From:  rcameron at uic.edu (Richard Cameron)
Subject:  Ethno/CA "Practical Action" Question


	Within Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis, one may
read of language use as a "practical action".

Can anyone direct me to a specific published source where the term
"practical action" is defined and illustrated?

		Thank you - 	Richard Cameron
				rcameron at uic.edu


-------------------------------- Message 3 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:30:11 -0500
From:  fmartin at uottawa.ca (france martineau)
Subject:  Prepositions in French

I am looking for papers or books on prepositions introducing
infinitive complements in French.  I work in a diachronic perspective;
I found interesting variation between the use of 'a' and 'de' in
Classical French and I want to read more on syntactic or semantic
aspects of this phenomenon.

France Martineau
University of Ottawa

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