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GRAMMATICAL ELEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Grammar
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grammatical element
1, record 1, English, grammatical%20element
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... participants will improve their English language proficiency by practicing the use of articles and finding solutions to common problems related to this grammatical element. 1, record 1, English, - grammatical%20element
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grammaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- élément grammatical
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20grammatical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] les participants amélioreront leur maîtrise de l'anglais en s'entraînant à utiliser les articles et en trouvant des solutions aux difficultés que pose fréquemment cet élément grammatical. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20grammatical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-10-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inflection 1, record 2, English, inflection
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- inflectional element 1, record 2, English, inflectional%20element
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A suffix or element involved in the grammatical change that words undergo to mark such distinctions as those of case, gender, number, tense, person, mood or voice. Note :"Inflection" is not necessarily limited to suffixes. 1, record 2, English, - inflection
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- désinence
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9sinence
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Morphème final d'un mot qui exprime la flexion grammaticale, c'est-à-dire le genre et le nombre dans le cas des substantifs et des adjectifs, la personne, le temps et le mode dans le cas des verbes. Ex. : Dans les mots taill/er, roue/s et lim/eur/s, les morphèmes -er et -s sont des désinences indiquant respectivement l'infinitif et le pluriel. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sinence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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