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Binding Principle B
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
a. le principe B du liage (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Binding Principle B explains why "him" in the English sentence "John said that Mary likes him" can refer to John, but it cannot in "John likes him."Le principe B du liage explique pourquoi « him » dans la phrase anglaise « John said that Mary likes him » peut renvoyer à John, mais pas dans « John likes him. »
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