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Record 1 1983-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
DEF

Subordination; the use of subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, etc., to produce complex sentences (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
DEF

(...) procédé syntaxique qui consiste à expliciter par une conjonction de subordination ou de coordination le rapport de dépendance qui peut exister entre deux phrases qui se suivent dans un énoncé long, dans une argumentation, etc.

Spanish

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