Prepositional clauses in Spanish : a diachronic and comparative syntactic study / by Manuel Delicado Cantero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delicado Cantero, Manuel.

Series:

Studies in Language Change [SLC]

Studies in language change ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish language--Clauses.

Spanish language.

Spanish language--Grammar.

Spanish language--Prepositions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents an analysis of Spanish prepositional clauses (Prepositional argument and adjunct clauses are grammatical in present-day Spanish. However, Medieval Spanish only attests the latter; the former were not frequent until the 16th/17th centuries. Both types are examined in their syntactic evolution and properties, including clausal nominality, argumenthood, nature of prepositions, and optionality.Latin and Portuguese, French, and Italian - both in their present-day and past forms - are studied and compared to Spanish. Likewise, several Germanic languages are surveyed. These languages show variable grammatical degrees of This study offers a novel approach to the analysis of Spanish prepositional clauses by looking at its properties and formation not only from within but also in contrast with other languages. It argues for cross-linguistically valid categories and explanations in order to comprehend the properties of human language.

Contents:

Introduction

Categories, Syntax, and Change

Historical Spanish

Present-day Spanish

Crosslinguistic Perspective: Romance Languages I

Crosslinguistic Perspective: Romance Languages II

Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781614510628

1614510628

OCLC:

858761745