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1.What is 'la polyphonie' in French discourse analysis?
- •The use of different registers in a single text for variety
- •The study of multiple simultaneous speakers in conversation
- •A musical metaphor for the rhythmic quality of literary French prose
- •The presence of multiple voices or perspectives within a single text or utterance, where the author and various speaker positions are distinct
2.What is the difference between reported speech with 'que' and with 'si' in French?
- •'Que' is formal; 'si' is informal for the same function
- •'Si' introduces reported statements; 'que' introduces reported questions
- •They are interchangeable in indirect speech
- •'Que' introduces reported statements and indirect commands; 'si' introduces reported yes/no questions
3.What is the passé simple of 'écrire' in the third person singular?
- •Il écriva
- •Il écrivit
- •Il écrivut
- •Il écrira
4.In the sentence 'C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron', what is the grammatical construction?
- •Conditionnel
- •Gérondif
- •Participe présent
- •Infinitif
5.What figure of speech is used in: 'Cette épée est ma justice' (This sword is my justice)?
- •Hyperbole
- •Comparaison
- •Métaphore
- •Litote
6.What is 'l'analepse' in French narrative analysis (Genette)?
- •A figure of speech repeating words at the beginning of clauses
- •A flashback to events earlier than the main narrative timeline
- •An anticipatory narrative intrusion — a flash-forward to later events
- •The climactic moment of a narrative
7.What differentiates 'transitive direct', 'transitive indirect', and 'intransitive' verbs in French syntax?
- •They distinguish verbs conjugated with être vs avoir in compound tenses
- •Transitive direct takes a direct object (COD); transitive indirect takes an indirect object (COI) with a preposition; intransitive takes no object
- •The terms describe whether the verb can be used reflexively
- •They describe whether the verb has regular or irregular conjugation
8.What is 'l'énonciation' in French linguistics?
- •The formal rules of sentence construction (syntax)
- •The act of producing an utterance; the study of how context (speaker, time, place) shapes language meaning
- •The process of word formation (morphology)
- •The phonological study of French pronunciation
9.What is 'la concordance des temps' (sequence of tenses) in French?
- •The rule that all verbs in a sentence must use the same tense
- •The rule matching subordinate tenses to the main clause
- •The literary rule requiring subjunctive imparfait after passé simple main clauses
- •The use of passé composé after certain subordinating conjunctions only
10.What is the 'conditionnel journalistique' (journalistic conditional)?
- •The use of the conditional to describe what sources said in interviews
- •A special conditional form used exclusively in written press
- •The use of the conditional to report unverified information, distancing the speaker from the claim
- •The conditional used in newspaper headlines to speculate about the future