Higher Functional Field - Evidence From Northern Italian Dialects

Zusatztext This book substantially contributes to our knowledge of the way functional projections operate in the higher part of the clause! by bringing to the attention of scholars new phenomena and language varieties! as well as many valuable insights Klappentext This work investigates the syntax of the higher portion of the functional structure of the clause using comparative data from hundreds of Northern Italian dialects. The area contains dialects that are different in most ways yet homogenous syntactically! making it an ideal ground for analyzing micro-variations in syntax. The book sheds new light on debated problems such as subject-clitic inversion! verb movement and subject positions! and the structure of the higher functional phrases. Zusammenfassung This work investigates the syntax of the higher portion of the functional structure of the clause using comparative data from hundreds of Northern Italian dialects. The area contains dialects that are different in most ways yet homogenous syntactically, making it ideal for this type of analysis.

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• Authors: Cecilia Poletto, Celia Poletto, Celia (Researcher Poletto, Poletto Celia
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2000
• EAN: 9780195133561
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513356-1
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax; Oxford Studies in Comparative; Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Italy, Italian, Dialect, slang & jargon, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Dialect, slang and jargon