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Verb second in medieval romance / Sam Wolfe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolfe, Sam, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 34.
- Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics ; 34
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language arts.
- Linguistics.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- This volume provides a book-length study of the controversial topic of verb second and related properties in a range of medieval romance varieties. The findings have widespread implications for the understanding of both the key typological property of verb second and the development of Latin into the modern romance languages.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The V2 syntax of Medieval Romance
- 3. Old Italo-Romance
- 4. Old Gallo-Romance
- 5. Old Spanish
- 6. Old Sardinian
- 7. Rethinking Medieval Romance V2
- 8. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-184288-5
- 0-19-252682-0
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