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47 - Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns/Les adjectifs possessifs et les pronoms possessifs

from Part V

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

R. E. Batchelor
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
M. Chebli-Saadi
Affiliation:
Université de Grenoble III
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Summary

The following passage evokes the traumas suffered by the Cambodian people at the hands of the notoriously brutal Khmer Rouge regime. The torments undergone by the Cambodians find their expression in an exhibition in Grenoble. Given the colonial heritage that links Cambodia to France, it was logical that an exhibition of this kind should take place in France and especially in Grenoble, whose inhabitants welcomed a persecuted people. The passage makes considerable use of the varied forms of possessive adjectives and pronouns which are highlighted in bold. Note particularly that the possessive adjective differs from the possessive pronoun in that the latter is preceded by the definite article: notre/les nôtres, leur/le leur. Some translations are given.

Une exposition temporaire marquante

Notre Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation à Grenoble organise des expositions temporaires sur des thématiques [groups of subjects] qui nous touchent tous. La ville de Grenoble se vide pendant l’été. Les Grenoblois regagnent leur ville à la fin du mois d'août. Certains profitent de l'ouverture de leurs musées pour s'informer, s'enrichir et se cultiver. Une exposition temporaire marquante et très émouvante concerne le génocide des Cambodgiens. Celle-ci brosse un tableau sinistre des crimes perpétrés par les Khmers rouges au milieu des années soixante-dix. Tout au long de cette exposition, on découvre les atrocités de ce génocide, la chute des Khmers rouges et la fin de leur dictature en 1979. Le Cambodge livré à lui-même en plein désastre doit se reconstruire. L'ampleur des dégâts [devastation] dépasse notre entendement, et certainement le mien.[…]

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Print publication year: 2011

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