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GRAMMATICAL APPROACH [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Driedger's modern principle
1, record 1, English, Driedger%27s%20modern%20principle
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Driedger's modern approach 1, record 1, English, Driedger%27s%20modern%20approach
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The principle was adopted by the Supreme Court of Canada..., where [the judge] indicated that Driedger's modern principle "best encapsulates" the preferred approach to statutory interpretation, where interpretation "cannot be founded on the wording of the legislation alone. "Rather, "the words of an Act are to be read in their entire context and in their grammatical and ordinary sense harmoniously with the scheme of the Act, the object of the Act, and the intention of Parliament. " 1, record 1, English, - Driedger%27s%20modern%20principle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe moderne de Driedger
1, record 1, French, principe%20moderne%20de%20Driedger
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si jadis le droit de l'interprétation législative était composé d'un ensemble de règles disparates, aujourd'hui il n'existe qu'un seul principe ou solution : «il faut lire les termes d'une loi dans leur contexte global en suivant le sens ordinaire et grammatical qui s'harmonise avec l'esprit de la loi, l'objet de la loi et l'intention du législateur», pour reprendre la formule célèbre du professeur Elmer Driedger. Il est clair que ce qui est maintenant appelé le «principe moderne de Driedger» constitue le concept dominant en droit de l'interprétation législative […] 1, record 1, French, - principe%20moderne%20de%20Driedger
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grammar
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- case grammar
1, record 2, English, case%20grammar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of transformational grammar in which the deep structure is based on cases - semantically relevant syntactic relationships. 2, record 2, English, - case%20grammar
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A theoretical approach to natural language analysis by the American linguist Charles Fillmore, somewhat influenced by Tesnière's grammatical model. 3, record 2, English, - case%20grammar
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Grammaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grammaire casuelle
1, record 2, French, grammaire%20casuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- grammaire des cas 2, record 2, French, grammaire%20des%20cas
correct, feminine noun
- grammaire de cas 3, record 2, French, grammaire%20de%20cas
correct, feminine noun
- grammaire par cas 4, record 2, French, grammaire%20par%20cas
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-09-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- semantic Web
1, record 3, English, semantic%20Web
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- SemWeb 2, record 3, English, SemWeb
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set of formats and languages that find and analyze data on the World Wide Web, allowing consumers and businesses to understand all kinds of useful online information. 3, record 3, English, - semantic%20Web
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The semantic Web is taken as an approach to reduce the burden for the user and to automate the processing of Web content, making it machine-understandable rather than just machine-presentable. It is distinguished from natural language processing semantics insofar as it addresses a far broader range of multimedia resources than text, and is based on content description rather than(purely) linguistic/grammatical analysis. 2, record 3, English, - semantic%20Web
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
semantic Web: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that "Web" be capitalized when it stands alone as a noun meaning the "World Wide Web." 4, record 3, English, - semantic%20Web
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Web sémantique
1, record 3, French, Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- toile sémantique 2, record 3, French, toile%20s%C3%A9mantique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie enrichie de la toile, dans laquelle la recherche de l'information peut être facilitée grâce à une indexation automatisée et structurée du contenu et des liens. 2, record 3, French, - Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Web sémantique permet de définir, à l'aide de métadonnées, des objets Web répartis. Les moteurs (interactifs) ou les agents (autonomes) peuvent ainsi rechercher, intégrer et réutiliser les objectifs voulus dans des applications et ce avec une grande précision. 3, record 3, French, - Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Web sémantique : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé seul, en tant que nom. 4, record 3, French, - Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
toile sémantique : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 27 décembre 2009. 4, record 3, French, - Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- web semántica
1, record 3, Spanish, web%20sem%C3%A1ntica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La web semántica es una web extendida, dotada de mayor significado en la que cualquier usuario en Internet podrá encontrar respuestas a sus preguntas de forma más rápida y sencilla gracias a una información mejor definida. 2, record 3, Spanish, - web%20sem%C3%A1ntica
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
web semántica: "web" se escribe con minúscula en este caso. "Web" como sustantivo se escribirá con mayúscula solo cuando haga referencia a la red mundial de comunicaciones (World Wide Web). 3, record 3, Spanish, - web%20sem%C3%A1ntica
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-07-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- model sentence
1, record 4, English, model%20sentence
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- pattern sentence 2, record 4, English, pattern%20sentence
correct
- basic sentence pattern 3, record 4, English, basic%20sentence%20pattern
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Useful sentence that illustrate the typical constructions or patterns of the target language. 4, record 4, English, - model%20sentence
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Selecting the model sentences]. The careful choice of examples is the key to success in this approach. Often the use of paired sentences helps to make the grammatical point clear. For example, to teach the past tense in English, the teacher might give a series of examples like the following : Today I want to play football. Yesterday I wanted to play baseball. 4, record 4, English, - model%20sentence
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- phrase type
1, record 4, French, phrase%20type
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- phrase modèle 2, record 4, French, phrase%20mod%C3%A8le
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La méthodologie [audio-linguale] s'appuie donc sur la manipulation intense et hors contexte des phrases modèles [...] 3, record 4, French, - phrase%20type
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-03-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
- Legal System
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- modern approach to statutory interpretation
1, record 5, English, modern%20approach%20to%20statutory%20interpretation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In its judgment, the Court of Appeal attempted to define the extent of the language duties imposed on institutions of the province of New Brunswick in relation to bilingualism in the courts, applying the modern approach to statutory interpretation. That approach involves examining the purpose of the impugned provision, and the purpose of the Act itself, the history of the particular provision, the general scheme of the Act and the ordinary and grammatical sense of the provision, and the intention of the Legislature. 1, record 5, English, - modern%20approach%20to%20statutory%20interpretation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
- Théorie du droit
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- approche moderne d'interprétation des lois
1, record 5, French, approche%20moderne%20d%27interpr%C3%A9tation%20des%20lois
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous reconnaissons que le statut quasi-constitutionnel de la Loi sur les langues officielles du Canada et de la LLO [Loi sur les langues officielles] du NB [Nouveau-Brunswick] n'a pas pour effet de modifier l'approche moderne d'interprétation des lois telle que définie par E. A. Driedger, citée par la Cour d'appel et adoptée par cette Cour depuis de nombreuses années. Nous soulignons cependant que cette approche interprétative a été précisée davantage dans le contexte de l'interprétation des droits linguistiques grâce au jugement rendu dans l'affaire Beaulac. 1, record 5, French, - approche%20moderne%20d%27interpr%C3%A9tation%20des%20lois
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cognitive approach 1, record 6, English, cognitive%20approach
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- communicative approach 1, record 6, English, communicative%20approach
- functional-notional approach 1, record 6, English, functional%2Dnotional%20approach
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reaction to the behaviorist features of the Audiolingual Approach. 1. There is emphasis on communication, or communicative competence (i.e., being able to use the language).... 1, record 6, English, - cognitive%20approach
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A communicative(or functional/notional) approach... is organized on the basis of communicative functions(e. g. apologizing, describing, inviting, promising) that a given learner or group of learners needs to know and emphasizes the ways in which particular grammatical forms may be used to express these functions appropriately. 1, record 6, English, - cognitive%20approach
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- approche communicative
1, record 6, French, approche%20communicative
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- approche fonctionnelle 1, record 6, French, approche%20fonctionnelle
feminine noun
- approche fonctionnelle-notionnelle 1, record 6, French, approche%20fonctionnelle%2Dnotionnelle
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
approche communicative : Visées méthodologiques : mettre en place des situations de communication réelles ou réalistes à partir des intérêts personnels des apprenants. Découpage du contenu linguistique : les fonctions langagières; les notions. 1, record 6, French, - approche%20communicative
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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