The French dictionary Dico en ligne Le Robert A space for grammatical discovery and unveiling of societal issues

This paper aims to analyse the grammatical spaces in the new free-access Dico en ligne Le Robert. It has been chosen to observe three grammatical issues that have a societal dimension: the past participle agreement, the three singular personal pronouns and the new entry of the personal pronoun iel. Prior to the analysis, metalexicographic epitexts announcing the presence of grammatical spaces in the Petit Robert dictionaries are presented.