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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819471803321

Autore

Klausenburger Jurgen

Titolo

Grammaticalization : studies in Latin and Romance morphosyntax / / Jurgen Klausenburger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, c2000

ISBN

1-282-16375-2

9786612163753

90-272-9962-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; ; v. 193

Disciplina

475

Soggetti

Latin language - Morphology

Romance languages - Morphology

Romance languages - Syntax

Latin language - Syntax

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-171) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

GRAMMATICALIZATION -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC Data -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction, Theoretical Foundations -- Chapter 2. Verbal Inflection -- Chapter 3. Grammaticalization Processes Involving the Verb -- Chapter 4. Nominal Inflection and Grammaticalization -- Chapter 5. Theoretical Issues in Grammaticalization -- Chapter 6. Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Subject Index -- Name Index -- CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY.

Sommario/riassunto

In this monograph, various aspects of the morphosyntactic evolution of the Romance languages are shown to interact in a theory of grammaticalization. The study argues for the incorporation and subordination of inflectional morphology within a grammaticalization continuum, constituting but a portion of the latter. Parameters of natural morphology are seen as principles of grammaticalization, but the reverse is also true, rendering grammaticalization and natural morphology indistinguishable. In the context of this theoretical framework, Chapter 2 deals with Latin, French, and Italian verbal



inflection, focusing on universal and system-dependent parameters of natural morphology. In Chapter 3, a theory of grammaticalization is built on divergent elements, including not only grammaticalization studies proper, but also the perception/production line of inquiry, and typology and branching issues, permitting the phasing out of the traditional synthesis/analyis cycle. Chapter 4 touches on nominal inflection, in particular that of Old French and Rumanian, the most revealing histories in the Romance domain. Chapter 5, finally, thoroughly discusses extant theoretical questions in grammaticalization, prominently featuring the relevance of 'invisible hand' explanations and the crucial role played by unidirectionality. This study will be of interest to specialists in Romance and historical linguistics, as well as morphological theory.