Synchrony and diachrony [[electronic resource] ] : a dynamic interface / / edited by Anna Giacalone Ramat, Caterina Mauri, Piera Molinelli

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (461 p.)
• Disciplina: 410
• Soggetto topico: Historical linguistics; Linguistics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Giacalone RamatAnna <1937-> MauriCaterina <1981-> MolinelliPiera
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. The role of analogy and constructions in the synchrony-diachrony interface -- pt. II. Synchronic variation and language change -- pt. III. Gradualness in language change.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Extreme Southern dialects of Italy, complement clauses can appear in three different ways: (1) with the infinitive; (2) with modo + ind. (in Salentino quod + ind.); (3) with ca/chi + ind. Dependent finite clauses headed by modo/quod replace the infinitive particularly when the matrix predicate is a verb expressing will, wish, aim or intention. This replacement, which represents a syntactic calque from Italo-Greek varieties, finished to involve also the verb potere 'can', in a different way from Italo-Greek, where it is is the only verbal form which never appears in this
• Titolo autorizzato: Synchrony and diachrony
• ISBN: 90-272-7207-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462887403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in language companion series ; ; v. 133.