
The Verbal Complex in Romance
A Case Study in Grammatical Interfaces
Paola Monachesi(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 26. May 2005
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-19-927475-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the interface between syntax and the other components of the grammar, in particular phonology, morphology, and argument structure. The author proceeds through a consideration of case studies, such as clitics and complex predicates (auxiliary and modal verbs) in Romance, grounding theoretical analysis in constant exemplification. She shows that a careful analysis of their properties can lead to a better understanding of the interaction of the various components of the grammar. The syntactic properties of clitics are considered in relation to their phonological and morphological characteristic. The properties of auxiliary verbs are analysed from the perspective of the interface between argument structure and syntactic structure. Modal verbs are examined at the interface between syntax and phonology. The analyses of clitics and auxiliaries throw interesting new light on the link between Romanian and Balkan/Slavic. This is a valuable contribution to the study of grammatical interfaces and to Romance verbal typology and comparative linguistics.
Reviews / Votes
...a very valuable contribution...since it succeeds in engaging the audience in a theoretically interesting debate while offering an in-depth analysis of complex phenomena that have challenged previous linguistic description. * Lluisa Astruc, Journal of Linguistics, vol. 43 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous line figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-927475-8 (9780199274758)
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Person
Paola Monachesi is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Utrecht. She is the author of A Lexical Approach to Italian Cliticization (CSLI, 1999) and co-editor of Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 2000 (John Benjamins, 2002) and of the proceedings of Formal Grammar 2003 and Formal Grammar 2004 (CSLI).
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. The Framework ; 3. Morphology and its Interfaces: The Case of Romance Clitics ; 4. Syntax and its Interfaces: The Case of Romance Auxiliary Verbs ; 5. Phonology and its Interfaces: The Case of italian Restructuring Verbs