"The Syntax of French is a concise and accessible guide to the syntax of the modern language, providing a clear overview of those aspects of French that are of particular interest to linguists with cross-linguistic and theoretical interests. A broad variety of topics are covered, including the development and spread of French; the evolution of its syntax; syntactic variation; lexical categories; noun, verb and adjective phrases; clause structure; movement; and agreement. Developing the work of a wide range of scholars, it highlights the important role of French in the development of syntactic theory and shows how French challenges some fundamental assumptions about syntactic structure. An engaging and in-depth guide to all that is interesting about French, it will be invaluable to students and scholars of syntactic theory and comparative linguistics."--book jacket.