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        Coursebook in Romance Linguistics

Jurgen Klausenburger
University of Washington

This course book on (advanced) Romance linguistics begins with a discussion of a
possible 'definition' of this discipline. There is a strong contrast between
what could be called the 'classical' definition of the field, based, quite
clearly, in 19th century comparative historical linguistics or philology, and
late 20th century practice, apparently a (highly successful) application of
modern linguistic theory.

Interestingly, these two are easily reconcilable, if one considers them both as
'applications of the linguistic theory current at the time.' It can be claimed,
in fact, that Romance constituted and constitutes an epitome in such an
application.

        The first major section of the course will treat Romance areas of
concern within morphophonology, to be coherently held together by the concept of
morphologization, with the following subsections:

a. Vocalic quantity /quality, focusing on the evolution from Latin to Romance;
b. Diph-thongization, dealing with all the Romance languages; c. Nasalization,
linked to French and Portuguese; d. Palatalization (of consonants), involving
the whole Romance area; e. Sandhi phenomena, stressing French liaison and
related processes.

        The second major division will discuss Romance analyses in the area of
morphosyntax, theoretically explained by the concept of grammaticalization, with
the following headings: a. Verbal paraphrasis, involving all the Romance
languages; b. Case systems, stressing Rumanian and Old French; c. Clitics, as
applied to all Romance languages; d. Evolution of inflectional morphology, with
special focus on Modern Spoken French; e. The null subject parameter,
contrasting Spanish and Italian with French. This course book concludes with a
section evaluating Romance contributions to linguistic theory, particularly at
the end of the 20th century. It will emphasize the 'privileged' position of the
Romance field, characterized by a richness and variety of attestations
throughout.


Table of Contents

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

STUDY UNIT 1
A Definition of 'Romance Linguistics' for the 21st Century

A. Introduction
B. The 'classical' definition of Romance linguistics
C. The Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL)

D. The rise of a new 'classical' Romance linguistics?
E. Exercises and projects

MORPHOCENTRICITY

STUDY UNIT 2
The Role of Morphocentricity in the History of the Romance Languages:
Theoretical Foundations
A. Historical background
B. Morphocentricity I: Morphophonology
C. Morphocentricity II: Morphosyntax
D. Morphocentricity revised?
E. Exercises and projects

MORPHOPHONOLOGY

STUDY UNIT 3
Romance Diphthongization
A. Sound change
B. Morphophonologial alternation
C. Recapitulation and further analysis
D. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 4
Unstressed Vowel Evolution in Romance
A. Sound change
B. Morphology
C. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 5
Palatalization in Romance
A. Sound change
B. Morphophonology
C. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 6
Vowel Nasalization in French and Portuguese
A. Sound change
B. Morphophonology
C. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 7
Sandhi Phenomena in French
A. Sound change
B. Morpho(phono)logy
C. Exercises and projects

MORPHOSYNTAX

STUDY UNIT 8
Romance Verbal Periphrasis I: Future and Conditional
A. Data and historical overview
B. The synthesis / analysis cycle
C. Grammaticalization
D. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 9
Romance Verbal Periphrasis II: Past Tenses and Passives
A. Introduction and data
B. Aspects of grammaticalization
C. Exercises and projects


STUDY UNIT 10
Case Systems in Romance
A. Introductory remarks
B. The Old French case system and its Modern French results
C. Rumanian case structure
D. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 11
History of Latin / Romance Verb Inflection

A. Overview
B. Synchronic analysis 1: Italian and Spanish
C. Synchronic analysis 2: Old and Modern French
D. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 12
Romance Clitics

A. Evolution of Latin personal pronouns in unstressed position
B. Issues in Romance clitics
C. Degree of grammaticalization
D. Exercises and projects

TEXTUAL APPLICATION

STUDY UNIT 13
French Texts

A. The Oaths of Strasbourg
B. The Sequence of Saint Eulalia (880)
C. The Chanson de Roland (12th century)
D. Overview of French textual evidence
E. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 14
Italian Texts

A. The Placiti (960 - 963)
B. The Formula di confessione umbra (ca. 1095)
C. The Cantico di frate sole (1225/6)
D. Overview of Italian textual evidence
E. Exercises and projects

STUDY UNIT 15
Spanish Texts

A. The Glosas emilianenses (Middle of the 10th century)

B. The Cantar de mio Cid (1140)
C. Overview of Spanish textual evidence
D. Exercises and projects

BIBLIOGRAPHY

References

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