UID:
edocfu_9958355018702883
Format:
1 online resource (469p.)
Edition:
Reprint 2011
ISBN:
9783110896053
Series Statement:
Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] ; 30
Content:
This book deals with split intransitivity in Italian, providing an in-depth investigation of the selection of the perfective operator, experiencer predicates, si-constructions, agreement, ne-cliticization, past-participle behaviour and word order. The author proposes that the manifestations of split intransitivity in Italian, whilst being variously constrained by well-formedness conditions on the encoding of information structure, primarily derive from the tension between accusative and active alignment. Drawing upon insights provided by Role and Reference Grammar, and relying on crossdialectal comparison and corpus-based evidence, this study makes new empirical and theoretical contributions to the debate on split intransitivity. It will be of interest to researchers in Italian and Romance linguistics, typology and theoretical linguistics.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgements --
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Abbreviations --
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Chapter 1 Introduction --
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Chapter 2 Perfective operators --
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Chapter 3 Experiencer predicates --
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Chapter 4 Si-constructions and unexpressed arguments --
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Chapter 5 Agreement --
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Chapter 6 Ne-cliticization --
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Chapter 7 Past participles --
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Chapter 8 Word order --
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Chapter 9 Conclusion --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-3-11-017997-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110896053
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110896053
