This volume presents the proceedings of two CNRS colloquia held in Ivry, France, in May 1977 and May 1978, focusing on predicate‑argument relations across diverse language types. Edited by Paris C., the collection brings together contributions from scholars such as M., Fuchs, C., Galand, L., and Gsell, R., offering a comparative look at how verbs interact with their arguments in various linguistic systems. The papers explore theoretical models and empirical data, and they also examine typological variations, providing insight into the syntax‑semantics interface. As Tome I of the series, it serves as a reference for researchers in comparative grammar, linguistic typology, and formal language studies, preserving the scholarly discourse of the late 1970s on a core topic in linguistics.