Subject: re : 8 . 1098 , qs : french , chinese poetry , bannock

> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - message 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > date : sat , 26 jul 1997 20 : 23 : 41 - 0400 > from : ewb2 @ cornell . edu ( e . wayles browne ) > subject : question for french speakers > > in english one can distinguish two different placements of an adverb > with two different readings : > > ( 1 ) the conflict is not clearly an international problem . " perhaps > the conflict is an international problem , perhaps it is not an > international problem ; whether it is an international problem or not > is not clear . " > > ( 2 ) the conflict is clearly not an international problem . " the > conflict is not an international problem . that is clear . " > > in french , does > > ( 3 ) le conflit n ' est clairement pas un probl = e8me international . have > the meaning of ( 1 ) or ( 2 ) or both ? are there other possible placements > of _ clairement _ which would have a meaning differing from that of ( 3 ) ? rejean canac marquis , uqam ( linguistics ) & simon fraser university ( french dept ) clearly , sentence ( 3 ) has the meaning ( 2 ) , not ( 1 ) . if clairement is after pas , then meaning ( 1 ) takes over . this is of course without special stress or break . hope this is hopeful . best , rcm .
