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Is this natural: gender concord of direct objects with the past participle in French?

It is considered artificial by most grammarians of the French language nowadays (including Grevisse). … The agreement with the preceding past participle with avoir was introduced into French in the 16th century (by Clement Marot) a French Renaissance poet, who was deeply influenced by the Italian language …
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What is the present tense expressing future?

As far as I know in French we just call it "présent à valeur de futur". La grammaire du français contemporain (Larousse) calls if le "présent traducteur du futur". …
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French dialects from west to east: no distinct breaks, blend into German?

Alsatian is closer to the language spoken on the other side of the border with Germany than to the French dialects west of Alsace, and that's logical when we know this area has changed hands several times … For further reference: On the website of the French Ministry of Culture: French language and languages of France. The Languages of France article on wikipedia (the map is very good). …
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