Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 2017 (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory)

This volume contains a selection of 18 peer-reviewed papers presented at the 31st edition of Going Romance . Phenomena found in Romance languages (European Portuguese, French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian), in Romance dialects (Cosentino, Salentino, southern Calabrese, Neapolitan, and Trevigiano), and even in creoles with a Romance lexifier (Makista and Kristang) either benefit from in-depth analyses confined to one single variety, or are subjected to comparative analysis (dialect vs standard language, dialect vs different major language(s), cross-dialectal comparison, cross-Romance comparison, and even comparison of language families). Theoretical and experimental approaches complement one another, as do diachrony and synchrony. Individually and as a whole, these contributions show how the Romance languages contribute to a better understanding of issues which are relevant in the current linguistic landscape: acquisition, n-words, ellipsis phenomena, focus and polarity, ditransitive constructions, grammaticalization theory, differential object marking, language ecology, event structure, cyclicity, passives and many more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027210055
• ISBN13: 9789027210050
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"