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wh-parameter
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. le paramètre wh- (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).
Students compared languages with different settings of the wh-parameter.Les étudiants ont comparé des langues présentant différents réglages du paramètre wh-.
b. le paramètre qu- (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).
The wh-parameter has been proposed to explain crosslinguistic differences in question formation.Le paramètre qu- a été proposé pour expliquer les différences interlinguistiques dans la formation des questions.
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