Contrastive subjects in french: a quantitative corpus analysis KU Leuven
In French, contrastive subjects can be marked in different ways. In this dissertation, we focus on: (i) preverbal subjects modified by contrastive adverbs such as par contre, au contraire 'on the other hand' (Jean, par contre, est parti 'Jean, on the other hand, has left'), (ii) preverbal subjects followed by an emphatic pronoun (Jean, lui, est parti ‘Jean, him, has left’ (lit.)), and (iii) preverbal subjects followed by an emphatic pronoun ...