Open AccessTHE VERB POUVOIR IN FRENCH DIRECTIVES
Author(s) -
Nguyễn Minh Chính
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nghiên cứu nước ngoài
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-2445
DOI - 10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4605
Subject(s) - linguistics , verb , normative , directive , psychology , sociology , computer science , political science , philosophy , law , programming language
The article will analyse semantic and pragmatic characteristics of the verb pouvoir in French directive utterances, basing on the analysis of occurrences withdrawn from five different sub-corpora. This is to know how language skills are mobilized by French native speakers to satisfy the linguistic and social normative expectations in different situations. The study will use descriptive and statistical methods to clarify the grammatical and pragmatic characteristics of pouvoir as well as the trends of use in social situations in which speakers are involved.