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1 online resource |
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Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory, 2210-6243 ; 4 |
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Empirical approaches to linguistic theory ; v. 4. 2210-6243
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Contents |
List of Tables; List of Maps; Editorial Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations, Signs, and Conventions; Chapter One The Evolution of Morphology; 1.1 Setting the Goals; 1.2 Delimiting Time and Space; Chapter Two Productivity; 2.1 Natural Morphology; 2.2 The Core of Morphology; 2.3 Theory of Inflection; Chapter Three Measuring Productivity; 3.1 Dressler's Way; 3.2 Productivity Scale; 3.3 The Criteria; 3.3.1 Loanwords Integration; 3.3.2 Conversion; 3.3.3 Inflection Class Shift; Chapter Four Predicting Productivity Changes |
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4.1 Universal, Type-Adequate, and Local Naturalness4.2 What Can We Predict?; 4.2.1 Naturalness and Productivity; 4.2.2 Emergence, Increase, Decrease, and Loss; 4.2.3 Nature and Scope of Productivity; Chapter Five Productivity of Noun Inflection in Latin; 5.1 Taxonomy of Latin Nominal Inflection; 5.1.1 Early Latin Declension; 5.1.2 Classical and Post-Classical Latin Declension; 5.1.3 Late Latin Declension; 5.1.4 Vulgar Latin Declension; 5.2 Loanwords in Latin; 5.2.1 Etruscanisms; 5.2.2 Graecisms; 5.2.3 Germanisms; 5.3 Conversion in Latin; 5.3.1 Establishing the Corpus |
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5.3.2 Corpus of Conversions in Latin5.4 Class Shift in Latin; 5.4.1 Establishing the Corpus; 5.4.2 Corpus of Class Shift in Latin; Chapter Six Productivity of Noun Inflection in Old Italian; 6.1 Taxonomy of Old Italian Nominal Inflection; 6.2 Loanwords in Old Italian; 6.2.1 Germanisms; 6.2.2 Byzantinisms; 6.2.3 Arabisms; 6.2.4 Gallicisms; 6.3 Conversion in Old Italian; 6.3.1 Establishing the Corpus; 6.3.2 Corpus of Conversions in Old Italian; 6.4 Class Shift in Old Italian; 6.4.1 Establishing the Corpus; 6.4.2 Corpus of Class Shift in Old Italian; Chapter Seven Analysis |
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7.1 Analysis of Noun Inflection Productivity in Latin7.1.1 Analysis of Criterion A; 7.1.2 Analysis of Criterion B; 7.1.3 Analysis of Criterion C; 7.1.4 Analysis of Criterion D1; 7.1.5 Analysis of Criterion D2; 7.1.6 A Synchronic and Diachronic Survey; 7.2 Analysis of Noun Inflection Productivity in Old Italian; 7.2.1 Analysis of Criterion A; 7.2.2 Analysis of Criterion B; 7.2.3 Analysis of Criterion C; 7.2.4 Analysis of Criterion D1; 7.2.5 Analysis of Criterion D2; 7.2.6 Synchronic and Diachronic Surveys; 7.3 Competing Motivations; Chapter Eight Behind the Scenes of Inflection |
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8.1 The Naturalness of Productive Formatives8.2 How Many Genders?; 8.3 Poor or Rich?; 8.4 Conclusion: Productivity Driving the Shift; Appendix Chronology of Latin authors and Works; Editions of Primary Sources; References; Subject Index; Index of Languages; Index of Lexemes |
Summary |
In Dynamics of Morphological Productivity, Francesco Gardani explores the evolution of the productivity of the noun inflectional classes of Latin and Old Italian, providing a wealth of cleverly organized empirical facts, accompanied by brilliant and groundbreaking analyses |
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Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-491) and indexes |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Romance languages -- Morphology
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Romance languages -- Noun
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Romance languages -- Grammar, Historical
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Latin language -- Influence on Romance.
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Latin language -- Morphology
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Italian language -- Morphology
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Productivity (Linguistics)
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- French.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Romance Languages (Other)
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Italian language -- Morphology
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Latin language -- Influence on Romance
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Latin language -- Morphology
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Productivity (Linguistics)
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Romance languages -- Grammar, Historical
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Romance languages -- Morphology
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Romance languages -- Noun
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2013000578 |
ISBN |
9789004244658 |
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9004244654 |