Proto-romance morphology / Robert A. Hall, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Robert A. (Robert Anderson), 1911-1997.

Series:

Hall, Robert A. (Robert Anderson), 1911-1997. Comparative Romance grammar ; 1.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 30

Comparative romance grammar ; 3

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; 30.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romance languages--Morphology.

Romance languages.

Romance languages--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume deals with the reconstructed morphology of Proto-Romance. It is the third in a series by this author. The first volume (1974, Elsevier) deals with the external history of the Romance languages: the conditions under which they developed, were used, and (in some instances) went out of use. The second volume (1976, Elsevier) treats the phonology of their common source, Proto-Romance. Together these three volumes aim to cast light, not only on Popular Latin speech by means of its surviving elements in the Romance languages, but also on the extent to which the comparative method can be

Contents:

PROTO-ROMANCE MORPHOLOGY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; PREFACE; A NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION; Table of contents; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. MORPHOLOGY IN LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE; 1.0. The Rôle of Morphology; 1.1. Types of Morphological Variation; 1.2. The Reconstruction of Morphology; 1.3. Morphology and Syntax; 1.4. Morphophonemic Alternations; 1.5. Classical Latin and Romance Morphology; NOTES TO CHAPTER 1; II. PROTO-ROMANCE INFLECTION; 2. MORPHOLOGICAL AND SYNTACTIC CRITERIA; 2.1. Categories of Inflection; 2.11. GENDER.; 2.12. CASE.; 2.13. NUMBER.; 2.14. PERSON.; 2.15. TENSE.

2.2. Distinctive Syntactic Functions 2.21. PREDICATION; 2.22. PROTAGONISM; 2.23. ATTRIBUTION; 2.24. COMPLEMENTATION; 2.25. SUBSTITUTION.; 2.26. INTRODUCTION.; 2.27. CONNECTION.; 2.28. MINOR-CLAUSE FUNCTION.; 2.3. Classification of Forms; 3. FORM-CLASSES: SUBSTANTIVES AND PRONOUNS; 3.0. Structure of Inflected Forms; 3.1. Substantives; 3.11. SUB-CLASSES (DECLENSIONS); 3.12. NOUNS.; 3.13. ADJECTIVES; 3.131. DESCRIPTIVE adjectives; 3.132. NUMERAL ADJECTIVES; 3.14. MORPHOPHONEMIC ALTERNATIONS; 3.2. PRONOUNS; 3.21. PERSONAL-PRONOUNS; 3.22. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

3.23. RELATIVE-INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS.NOTES TO CHAPTER 3; 4. FORM-CLASSES: VERBS; 4.1. The Structure of Finite Forms; 4.11. STEMS AND STEM-FORMANTS.; 4.12. CONJUGATIONS; 4.13. TENSES.; 4.14. TENSE-MARKERS; 4.15. PERSONAL ENDINGS; 4.16. CLASSIFICATION OF VERBS; 4.2. STEM A.; 4.21. NON-PAST A; 4.22. PAST A; 4.23. TIMELESS A; 4.24. IMPERATIVE; 4.25. FUTURE; 4.3. STEM B.; 4.4. STEM C.; 4.41. STEM-FORMANTS.; 4.42. NON-PAST C.; 4.43. PAST C.; 4.44. PRE-PAST C.; 4.45. TIMELESS C.; NOTES TO CHAPTER 4; 5. FORM-CLASSES: INDECLINABLES; 5.1. Morphophonemic Alternations; 5.2. Classes of Indeclinables

5.21. ADVERBS.5.211. INTERROGATIVE-RELATIVE; 5.212. NON-INTERROGATIVE-RELATIVE; 5.22. ADVERBS HAVING OTHER FUNCTIONS; 5.23. PREPOSITIONS.; 5.24. SUBORDINATORS; 5.25. COÖRDINATORS; 5.26. MINOR-CLAUSE-FORMS; NOTES TO CHAPTER 5; III. PROTO-ROMANCE DERIVATION; 6. TYPES OF DERIVATION; 6.1. Affixation; 6.2. Compounding; 6.3. Endocentric and Exocentric Formations; 6.4. Practical Considerations; NOTES TO CHAPTER 6; 7.SUFFIXATION; 7.0.Automatic Replacement of Phonemes; 7.1. Substantives (Adjectives and Nouns); 7.11. ON SUBSTANTIVES; 7.12. ON VERBS; 7.2. Adjectives; 7.21. ON SUBSTANTIVES

7.22. ON ADJECTIVES, NOUNS, AND ADVERBS 7.23. ON NOUNS; 7.24. ON NUMERALS; 7.25. ON PRONOUNS; 7.26. ON VERBS; 7.261. PARTICIPLES; 7.262. OTHER ADJECTIVES FORMED ON VERBS; 7.3. Nouns; 7.31. ON SUBSTANTIVES AND VERBS; 7.32. ON SUBSTANTIVES; 7.33. ONADJECTIVES; 7.34. ON NOUNS AND VERBS; 7.35. ON NOUNS; 7.36. ON VERBS; 7.4. Numerals; 7.5. Verbs; 7.51. THE ""SUPINE""-STEM; 7.511. SPECIAL MORPHOPHONEMIC REPLACEMENTS; 7.512. FORMATION OF ""SUPINE""-STEMS.; 7.52. ON SUBSTANTIVES; 7.53. ON ADJECTIVES; 7.54. ON NOUNS; 7.55. ON VERBS; 7.56. ON ADVERBS; 7.6. Adverbs; 7.61. ON ADJECTIVES; 7.62. ON ADVERBS; NOTES TO CHAPTER 7

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-31414-2

9786613314147

90-272-8014-2

OCLC:

758360774