33.3426, Books: Periphrasis and Inflexion in Diachrony: Ledgeway, Smith, Vincent (eds.)

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Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:47:33
From: Tyler Simnick [Tyler.Simnick at oup.com]
Subject: Periphrasis and Inflexion in Diachrony: Ledgeway, Smith, Vincent (eds.)

 


Title: Periphrasis and Inflexion in Diachrony 
Subtitle: A View from Romance 
Series Title: Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics  

Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/periphrasis-and-inflexion-in-diachrony-9780198870807?utm_source=linguistlist&utm_medium=listserv&utm_campaign=linguistics 


Editor: Adam Ledgeway
Editor: John Charles Smith
Editor: Nigel Vincent

Hardback: ISBN:  9780198870807 Pages: 528 Price: U.S. $ 115


Abstract:

This volume brings together contributions from leading specialists in syntax
and morphology to explore the complex relation between periphrasis and
inflexion from both a synchronic and diachronic perspective. The chapters draw
on data from across the Romance language family, including standard and
regional varieties and dialects.

The relation between periphrasis and inflexion raises questions for both
syntax and morphology, and understanding the phenomena involved requires
cooperation across these sub-domains. For example, the components that express
many periphrases can be interrupted by other words in a way that is common in
syntax but not in morphology, and in some contexts, a periphrastic form may be
semantically equivalent to a single-word inflected form, with which it
arguably forms part of a paradigmatic set. Patterns of this kind are found
across Romance, albeit with significant local differences. Moreover, diachrony
is essential in understanding these phenomena, and the rich historical
documentation available for Romance allows an in-depth exploration of the
changes and variation involved, as different members of the family may
instantiate different stages of development. Studying these changes also
raises important questions about the relation between attested and
reconstructed patterns. Although the empirical focus of the volume is on the
Romance languages, the analyses and conclusions presented shed light on the
development and nature of similar structures in other language families and
provide valuable insights relevant to linguistic theory more broadly.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Syntax

Language Family(ies): Romance


Written In: English  (eng)

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