Guy de Maupassant
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- proper noun
- Guy de Maupassant is regarded as one of the greatest short story writers in literary history.
Examples
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Many of Guy de Maupassant's works explore themes of irony and the human condition.
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For my literature class, I chose to analyze a short story by Guy de Maupassant.
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Many consider Guy de Maupassant a pioneer of the short story.
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Have you read any works by Guy de Maupassant?
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Guy de Maupassant is regarded as one of the greatest short story writers in literary history.
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For my literature class, I chose to analyze a short story by Guy de Maupassant.
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Many of Guy de Maupassant's works explore themes of irony and the human condition.
Synonyms
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A French writer famous for short stories
Surface Forms
Morphology
Guy + de + Maupassant
This item is a proper name referring to a specific person; the referential information (that he was a French writer and master of the short story) cannot be derived from the constituent tokens. Even if a learner recognises 'de' as a French name particle and 'Guy' as a given name, knowledge of a person's identity, profession and dates requires world/cultural knowledge rather than compositional inference.
Etymology
Guy de Maupassant is the name of a famous French writer. The de in his name means 'from' and shows family or place origin, and his name is now remembered as a 'master of the short story' because he wrote many clear, powerful short stories.