The Rhaeto-Romance languages /

The Rhaeto-Romance languages have been known as such to the linguistic community since the pioneering studies of Ascoli and Gartner over a century ago. There has never been a community of RR speakers based on a common history or polity and the various dialects are mutually unintelligible, but a unit...

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Main Author: Haiman, John
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Benincà, Paola
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Series:Romance linguistics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The Rhaeto-Romance languages have been known as such to the linguistic community since the pioneering studies of Ascoli and Gartner over a century ago. There has never been a community of RR speakers based on a common history or polity and the various dialects are mutually unintelligible, but a unity, based on a number of common features, has been advanced. This book is the first general description of the Rhaeto-Romance languages to be written in English. It provides a critical examination of the phonology, morphology, lexicon, and syntax of the modern Rhaeto-Romance dialects within the b.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-254).
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