Grammatical Categories: Variation in Romance Languages
Author:   M. Rita Manzini (Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) ,  Leonardo M. Savoia (Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   363
Publication Date:   02 April 2020
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Author:   M. Rita Manzini (Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) ,  Leonardo M. Savoia (Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781316606568


ISBN 10:   1316606562
Pages:   363
Publication Date:   02 April 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Introduction: the biolinguistic perspective; 1. The structure and interpretation of (Romance) complementizers; 2. Variation in Romance k-complementizer systems; 3. Sentential negation: adverbs; 4. Sentential negation: clitics; 5. The middle-passive voice: evidence from Albanian; 6. The auxiliary: have/be alternations in the perfect; 7. The noun (phrase): agreement, case and definiteness in an Albanian variety; 8. (Definite) denotation and case in Romance: history and variation.

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'Grammatical Categories is a sample of Manzini and Savoia's unique blend of innovative theorizing and painstaking empirical research. Highly recommendable.' Knut Tarald Taraldsen, Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics, University of Tromsø 'Provides insightful solutions … a must-have on Romance syntax.' Dominique Sportiche, University of California, Los Angeles and ENS, Paris


'Grammatical Categories is a sample of Manzini and Savoia's unique blend of innovative theorizing and painstaking empirical research. Highly recommendable.' Knut Tarald Taraldsen, Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics, University of Tromso 'Provides insightful solutions ... a must-have on Romance syntax.' Dominique Sportiche, University of California, Los Angeles and ENS, Paris Grammatical Categories is a sample of Manzini and Savoia's unique blend of innovative theorizing and painstaking empirical research. Highly recommendable. --Knut Tarald Taraldsen, Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics, University of Tromso Provides insightful solutions ... a must-have on Romance syntax. --Dominique Sportiche, UCLA and ENS, Paris


'Grammatical Categories is a sample of Manzini and Savoia's unique blend of innovative theorizing and painstaking empirical research. Highly recommendable.' Knut Tarald Taraldsen, Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics, University of Tromso 'Provides insightful solutions ... a must-have on Romance syntax.' Dominique Sportiche, University of California, Los Angeles and ENS, Paris


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M. Rita Manzini is Full Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Florence. Leonardo M. Savoia is Full Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Florence.

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