Comparative Syntax of the Dialects: A Minimalist Approach - Brossura

Ledgeway, Adam

 
9780631221661: Comparative Syntax of the Dialects: A Minimalist Approach
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ISBN 10: 0631221662 ISBN 13: 9780631221661
Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Sinossi

The book investigates the little studied syntax of the dialects of southern Italy. In addition to providing a descriptive account of a wide range of syntactic phenomena , the discussion shows how the model of language embodied in Chomsky's (1995) <i>Minimalist Program</i> can be profitably extended to the study of the syntax of southern Italian dialects, focusing on such topics as Case-marking and finite, infinitival and participial complementation.

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Informazioni sull?autore

<b>Adam Ledgeway </b>is Lecturer in the Department of Italian at the University of Cambridge.

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The book investigates from a comparative perspective various aspects of the little studied syntax of the dialects of southern Italy. In addition to providing a descriptive account of a wide range of syntactic phenomena traditionally overlooked in the literature, the discussion shows how the model of language embodied in Chomsky's (1995) Minimalist Program can be profitably extended to the study of the syntax of southern Italian dialects. Focusing on such topics as Case-marking and finite, infinitival and participial complementation, these dialects are demonstrated to present the linguist with a fertile test-bed in which to explore new ideas about language structure and micro-variation in the syntax of a relatively homogeneous group of dialects. The analysis elucidates significant aspects of the structure of these dialects and shows how a familiarity with the facts of southern Italian dialect syntax can broaden the empirical domain of the theory and shed light on important theoretical issues.

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Editore
John Wiley & Sons
Data di pubblicazione
2000
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0631221662
ISBN 13 
9780631221661
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
348
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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