Indefinites Between Latin And Romance

Author : Chiara Gianollo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Latin language
ISBN : 0191850446

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This book investigates the syntactic and semantic development of a selection of indefinite pronouns and determiners between Latin and the Romance languages. It uses data from Classical and Late Latin texts and from electronic corpora of early Romance to propose a new account of the similarities in the grammar of indefinites across Romance.

Author : Chiara Gianollo
Publisher : Oxford Studies in Diachronic a
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198812661

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Indefinites Between Latin and Romance by Chiara Gianollo Pdf

This book investigates the syntactic and semantic development of a selection of indefinite pronouns and determiners (such as aliquis 'some', nullus 'no', and nemo 'no one') between Latin and the Romance languages. Although these elements have undergone significant diachronic change since the Classical Latin period, the modern Romance languages show a remarkable degree of similarity in the way their systems of indefinites have evolved and are structured today. In this volume, Chiara Gianollo draws on data from Classical and Late Latin texts, and from electronic corpora of the early stages of various Romance languages, to propose a new account of these similarities. The focus is primarily on Late Latin: at this stage, the grammar of indefinites already shows a number of changes, which are homogeneously transmitted to the daughter languages, leading to parallelism in the various emerging Romance systems. The volume demonstrates the value of using methods and models from synchronic theoretical linguistics for investigating diachronic phenomena, as well as the importance of diachronic research in understanding the nature of crosslinguistic variation and language change.

Author : Roger Wright
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780271044668

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Latin and the Romance Languages in the Middle Ages by Roger Wright Pdf

This book makes available for the first time in paperback the results of an important interdisciplinary conference held at Rutgers University in 1989. Eighteen internationally known specialists in linguistics, history, philology, Latin, and Romance languages tackle the difficult question of how and when Latin evolved into the Romance languages of French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Catalan. The result is a stimulating and open exchange that offers the most up-to-date and accessible coverage of the topic. Contributors are Paul M. Lloyd, Tore Janson, J&ózsef Herman, Alberto Varvaro, Thomas D. Cravens, Harm Pinkster, John N. Green, Roger Wright, Marc Van Uytfanghe, Rosamond McKitterick, Katrien Heene, Michel Banniard, Birte Stengaard, Carmen Pensado, Thomas J. Walsh, Robert Blake, Ant&ónio Emiliano, and Marcel Danesi.

Author : Michele Loporcaro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0191848107

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Gender from Latin to Romance by Michele Loporcaro Pdf

This text explores grammatical gender in the Romance languages and dialects and its evolution from Latin. It outlines the significant diversity found in the Romance varieties in this regard and uses this variation to show that traditional accounts of the loss of neuter gender cannot be correct.

Author : Carme Huertas
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1984030213

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Romance Did Not Begin in Rome by Carme Huertas Pdf

For many years, we have been taught that Romance languages come from Latin. Historical grammar has described this process on the basis of a complicated theoretical framework of successive changes that caused a deep transformation of the parent tongue, which degenerated into the so-called Vulgar Latin. However, as shown in recent research, on a morphosyntactic structure level, linguistic change is a very slow process. Some of the internal changes of a language do not occur over centuries but rather could be traced back over millenia. Why does historical grammar attribute to external influences the evolutionary process from Classical to Vulgar Latin and disregard the fact that it could be caused by the substrate language or languages? Some features of those languages would have survived the Romanization and point to an older common ancestor, an agglutinative and compositional language shared by the various Mediterranean peoples and from which the so-called Romance languages would stem. This work presents some new research hypotheses, which show that Romance languages share a high percentage of phonetic, lexical, morphosyntactic and semantic characteristics, showing a close kinship to a linguistic typology that relates them to each other but distances them from Latin. It is focused on Spanish although some examples are included in different Romances, such as the Romanian language which retains some aspects that help us to get closer to this common parent tongue. How can it be that the Romanian language has survived isolated so many tough, non-Romance invasions? The structural, lexical, phonetic and conceptual similarities between Romanian and the rest of Western Romance languages -distant languages whose people have not been in direct contact for at least two thousand years- suggests an earlier common language which must be much older than Latin. Therefore, the characteristics of the Romance languages might have evolved directly from this common, previous language, without having to justify this development through Latin. The relationship between Romance languages and Latin would then be of kinship and not filiation. The evidence is increasingly conclusive: Romance languages do not originate in Latin. Foreword by Cristina Brescan.

Author : Martin Harris,Nigel Vincent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015013002764

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The Romance Languages by Martin Harris,Nigel Vincent Pdf

Nine Romance languages are discussed first in context of their common Latin origins, and then in individual studies. The final chapter is devoted to Romance-based Creole languages; a genuine innovation in a work of this kind.

Author : Richard Laurent
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780520098329

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Past Participles from Latin to Romance by Richard Laurent Pdf

From Latin through the Romance languages, which types of past participle survived? Which older, "irregular" types disappeared and which older, "regular" types proliferated? Which new types of past participles emerged, which proved popular in standard Romance languages, and which exist in a wide range of dialects? The author explores reasons for the expansion or contraction of each type, in each area.

Author : James M. Anderson,J. A. Creore
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110876673

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Readings in Romance Linguistics by James M. Anderson,J. A. Creore Pdf

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Author : Adam Ledgeway
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199584370

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From Latin to Romance by Adam Ledgeway Pdf

This book examines grammatical changes during the transition from Latin to the Romance languages and the factors proposed to explain them. It challenges orthodoxy, presents new perspectives on language change, structure, and variation, and will appeal equally to Romance linguists, Latinists, philologists, and historical linguists of all persuasions.

Author : Joshua Rudder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Romance languages
ISBN : 1475246633

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The Grammar of Romance by Joshua Rudder Pdf

This original guide introduces you to the basic grammar of Vulgar Latin and the Romance languages. Compare related languages to understand how nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, words, phrases and sentences work throughout this language family. Challenge yourself to see commonalities among a range of Romance languages and to understand their shared history from Vulgar Latin. View examples from major Romance languages like Portuguese, French and Romanian, as well as many regional languages like Catalan, Sardinian and Romansh.Clear formatting and a thorough index allow you to identify key terms and quickly cross-reference relevant sections for more information. Romance examples are printed in bold, translations in italics and key grammar terms tackled elsewhere in the book are underlined.Extra materials include comparative grammar tables with notes, a brief tour of Vulgar Latin grammar, a chapter on the pronunciation of Romance, helpful maps and a glossary of language names. Balanced explanations and examples, a thorough index and a clear table of contents make this the ideal reference guide for students and enthusiasts of the Romance languages, Vulgar Latin/Proto-Romance or Romance linguistics.

Author : Frieda N. Politzer,Robert Louis Politzer
Publisher : Unc Department of Romance Studies
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038232166

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Romance Trends in 7th and 8th Century Latin Documents by Frieda N. Politzer,Robert Louis Politzer Pdf

Robert L. Politzer, in collaboration with his wife, Frieda N. Politzer, created a study of the vulgarisms in the Merovingian documents in France and the Lombard documents in Italy. The results support what has been generally believed about the progress of Vulgar Latin in those areas.

Author : Ti Alkire,Carol Rosen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521889155

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Romance Languages by Ti Alkire,Carol Rosen Pdf

This book describes the changes which led from colloquial Latin to the five major Romance languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.

Author : Ti Alkire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Romance languages
ISBN : 0511728808

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Romance Languages by Ti Alkire Pdf

Describes the changes which led from colloquial Latin to the five major Romance languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.

Author : Henry Mendeloff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015001818924

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A Manual of Comparative Romance Linguistics by Henry Mendeloff Pdf

Author : Frede Jensen
Publisher : de Gruyter
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015018840143

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Old French and Comparative Gallo-Romance Syntax by Frede Jensen Pdf

The book series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie is among the most renowned publications in Romance Studies. It covers the entire field of Romance linguistics, including the national languages as well as the lesser studied Romance languages. The series publishes high-quality monographs and collected volumes on all areas of linguistic research, on medieval literature and on textual criticism.