Abstract
The term “apposition” has of course as its basic meaning the idea of something which is placed beside something else, and grammarians have used it to designate a wide variety of constructions involving different types of juxtaposition. The present discussion deals with those nominal structures used to throw additional light on an adjoining nominal and which are separated from it and the rest of the sentence by pauses in speech and by commas in written language, i.e. are in a relationship of open juxtaposition: M. Langevin, secretain·e du parti, prit ensuite la parole. Such nominal appositions usually involve a proper name (the name of a known reality), or somewhat less frequently the equivalent of a proper name, an identification structure: le fils du voisin, or a definition: un conférencier brillant. Two main classes of appositions can be distinguished: the juxtaposed expression 1) names; 2) classifies or defines.
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