A Linguistic History of Italian offers a clear and concise explanation of why modern Italian grammar has become the way it is. It focuses on the effects of historical changes on the modern structure of Italian, revealing patterns and structures which are not always apparent to those who are only familiar with modern Italian. Although the book concentrates on the internal history of the language, the emergence of Italian is considered against the wider background of the history of italian dialects, and other external factors such as cultural and social influences are also examined.
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A view of the major elements in the structural evolution of the Italian language, this study aims to be accessible to those who know the modern language and seek the historical rationale behind some of its features, and to those who are interested in the history of the Romance languages.
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PrefaceAbbreviations and symbols1. Introduction2. History of the sound system3. Structural evolution of nouns, adjectives and verbs4 History of sentence structure5. Variation in modern BibliographyIndex
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ISBN
9780582059283
Publisert
1995-01-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
318

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