Re: French syntax (was: Italian Particles)

Sally Caves wrote:
> Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
> >
> > The more I see French through a linguist and/or a foreigner eye, the
more
> > its structure seems original to me :) .
>
> Speaking of French lessons (I snipped John's fascinating but
> impenetrable
> question), can you say this to a conlanger in French?
>
>         Qu'est-ce que tu me dis dans ta langue?
>
> Or do you say _en ta langue_?  Or could you even possess 'langue'?  And
> in the informal _tu_ at that?
Beh, oui.

"Qu'est-ce que tu me dis en ta langue," or "Qu'est-ce que vous me dites en
votre langue?"
Somehow, this grates on my ear a little, how about fronting en ta langue:
"En ta langue, tu me dis quoi?" ou "En ta langue, qu'est-ce que tu me dis?"


> I need it for a poem.
Is it all in French? When you're done could we have a look, please?

Dan

PS. Comment dirait on "conlanger" en Français? Constructeur des langues
artificiaux?


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