Exploring the Role of Morphology in the Evolution of Spanish
Joel. Rini
Bok Engelsk 1999 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Amsterdam/Philadelphia : : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1999.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (212 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MORPHOLOGY IN THE EVOLUTION OF SPANISH; Editorial Page; Title Page; LCC Data; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Some Notes About the Present Book; CHAPTER 1. Concepts of Morphological Change: Past and Present; CHAPTER 2. The Nature of Leveling in the Old Spanish Verbal Paradigm; CHAPTER 3. Phonological or Morphological Change?; CHAPTER 4. The Morphological Spread of Sound Change: The Reduction of Old Spanish ""-ades, -edes, -ides, -odes""; CHAPTER 5. Hidden Morphological Factors in Apparent Syntactic Change; Conclusion; References. - Index of SubjectsCurrent Issues in Linguistic Theory. - After a brief survey of the perception of morphological change in the standard works of the Hispanic tradition in the 20th century, the author first attempts to refine concepts such as analogy, leveling, blending, contamination, etc. as they have been applied to Spanish. He then revisits difficult problems of Spanish historical grammar and explores the extent to which various types of morphological processes may have operated in a given change. Selected problems are examined in light of abundant textual evidence. Some include: the resistance to change of Sp. dormir 'to sleep', morir<
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| ISBN | 1556199562. - 9027236852
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