Un des N et un N en lecture partitive

The constructions un des N and un N enter in competition when the simple indefinite phrase un N is employed partitively as the complex phrase un des N. Our contribution aims to resolve the questions that put this parallel. In a way more precise, we will try to measure the semantic and syntactic resemblances and differences of the two partitive formulas, to evoke certain of their employment constraints and to put in value the originality of the partitive way borrowed by each one.Theissen Anne. Un des N et un N en lecture partitive. In: Langages, 37ᵉ année, n°151, 2003. Indéfinis, définis et expression de la partition, sous la direction de Catherine Schnedecker et Anne Theissen. pp. 67-86