Syntactic Variation and Verb Second: A German dialect in Northern Italy: 201 - Rilegato

Cognola, Federica

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 9027255849 ISBN 13: 9789027255846

Casa editrice: John Benjamins Pub Co, 2013

Riassunto

This monograph investigates the syntax of the finite verb in Mòcheno, a minority language spoken in a German speech island of Northern Italy. Basing her study on detailed new data collected during extensive fieldwork, and focusing on finite verb movement; on multiple access to the left periphery; on pro licensing and on the distribution of OV/VO word orders, the author refutes the traditional view that the syntactic variation found in Mòcheno is due to the presence of two competing grammars as a consequence of contact with Romance varieties and accounts for the peculiarities of Mòcheno syntax within a theory couched in the framework of Generative Grammar. This book contributes to our understanding of the verb-second phenomenon and sheds new light on the asymmetries between Old Romance and Germanic verb-second languages. A useful tool for all linguists working on both theoretical and comparative syntax and to anyone interested in language variation, dialectology and typology.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9027255849
• ISBN 13: 9789027255846
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 325
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile