Diachrony and dialects : grammatical change in the dialects of Italy /

This volume examines diachronic change and diversity in the morphosyntax of Romance varieties spoken in Italy. These varieties offer an especially fertile terrain for research into language change, because of both the richness of dialectal variation and the length of the period of textual attestatio...

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Other Authors: BenincĂ , Paola (Editor), Ledgeway, Adam (Editor), Vincent, Nigel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 8.
Oxford linguistics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume examines diachronic change and diversity in the morphosyntax of Romance varieties spoken in Italy. These varieties offer an especially fertile terrain for research into language change, because of both the richness of dialectal variation and the length of the period of textual attestation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 349 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191771507
0191771503