LEADER 03743nam 2200673 450 001 9910787074903321 005 20230803204705.0 010 $a3-11-039430-8 010 $a3-11-036747-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110367478 035 $a(CKB)3710000000229308 035 $a(EBL)1713044 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001433389 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11791199 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001433389 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11413607 035 $a(PQKB)10584310 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1713044 035 $a(DE-B1597)428972 035 $a(OCoLC)890071085 035 $a(OCoLC)900715732 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110367478 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1713044 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11013995 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL805459 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000229308 100 $a20150210h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExpletive and referential subject pronouns in Medieval French /$fMichael Zimmermann 210 1$aBerlin, [Germany] ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cWalter de Gruyter GmbH,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aLinguistische Arbeiten,$x0344-6727 ;$vVolume 556 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-037337-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tAcknowledgements --$tContents --$t1. Introduction --$t2. The development of subject pronouns in Medieval and Classical French --$t3. Discussion of previous approaches to subject pronouns in Medieval French --$t4. An alternative approach to subject pronouns in Medieval French --$t5. Outlook: The general loss of non-expressed subject pronouns in Classical French --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aMedieval French, usually analyzed as a null subject language, differs considerably from modern Romance null subject languages such as Spanish in the availability of non-expressed subject pronouns; specifically, it shows characteristics reminiscent of non-null, rather than null subject languages, such as the expression of expletive subject pronouns. The central goal of this book is to put forward an account of these differences. On the basis of the analysis of an extensive, newly established data corpus, the development of the expression of both expletive and referential subject pronouns until the 17th c. is determined. Following a thorough discussion of previous approaches, an alternative approach is presented which builds on the analysis of Medieval French as a non-null subject language. The non-expression of subject pronouns, licit in specific contexts in non-null subject languages, is shown to be restricted to configurations generally involving left-peripheral focalization. These configurations - and, concomitantly, non-expressed subject pronouns - are finally argued to be eventually lost for good in the wake of the initial observation by 17th c. writers of pertinent instructions campaigned for in highly influential works of language use. 410 0$aLinguistische Arbeiten (Max Niemeyer Verlag) ;$vVolume 556. 606 $aFrench language$yTo 1300$xPronoun 610 $aHistorical Morpho-syntax. 610 $aMedieval French. 610 $aNull-Subjects. 610 $aSubject Pronouns. 615 0$aFrench language$xPronoun. 676 $a445 686 $aID 2125$2rvk 700 $aZimmermann$b Michael$0674275 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787074903321 996 $aExpletive and referential subject pronouns in Medieval French$93782838 997 $aUNINA