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Diachrony and Dialects: Grammatical Change in the Dialects of Italy (Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics)

By Adam Ledgeway (editor) , Paola Benincá (editor) , Nigel Vincent (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780198701781, 0198701780
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3335935 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
384\376
Time added
2023-11-25 12:06:11

Description

This book examines diachronic change and diversity in the morphosyntax of Romance varieties spoken in Italy. These varieties offer an especially fertile terrain for research into language change, because of both the richness of dialectal variation and the length of the period of textual attestation. While attention in the past has been focussed on the variation found in phonology, morphology, and vocabulary, this volume examines variation in morphosyntactic structures, covering a range of topics designed to exploit and explore the interaction of the geographical and historical dimensions of change. The opening chapter sets the scene for specialist and non-specialist readers alike, and establishes the conceptual and empirical background. There follow a series of case studies investigating the morphosyntax of verbal and (pro)nominal constructions and the organization of the clause. Data are drawn from the full range of Romance dialects spoken within the borders of modern Italy, ranging f

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