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French utilizes be as the auxiliary verb for a specific subset of verbs
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French employs 'être' (to be) as the auxiliary verb for a specific subset of verbs, particularly unaccusative and reflexive intransitive verbs, as demonstrated in linguistic studies on auxiliary selection.

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Gradients in Auxiliary Selection with Intransitive Verbs
2000 · cited by 260
Paper [0] discusses auxiliary selection with intransitive verbs in Western European languages, noting that certain verbs require specific auxiliaries based on aspectual and thematic hierarchies.
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The claim states that French utilizes 'be' as the auxiliary verb for a specific subset of verbs. Papers [0] and [11] directly discuss auxiliary selection in Romance languages including French, focusing on how specific subsets of verbs (such as intransitive or peripheral verbs) select between auxiliaries like 'être' and 'avoir'. The evidence directly supports the claim.

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Auxiliary selection in Italian and French : a comparative study of the so-called peripheral verbs
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Paper [11] explicitly examines auxiliary selection in French and Italian, analyzing the factors that determine the choice between the auxiliary verbs être and avoir for specific verb subsets.
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