Adjective Adverb Interfaces in Romance

Within the current discussion on grammatical interfaces, the word-classes of adjective and adverb are of particular interest because they appear to be separated or joined in manifold ways at the level of word-class or syntax, with morphology playing a prominent role, especially in Romance. The volum...

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Main Authors Hummel, Martin, Valera, Salvador
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam/Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company 2017
John Benjamins
Edition1
SeriesLinguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today
Subjects
Book Industry Communication
Generative linguistics
Language
Morphology
Romance languages-Abjectives
Romance languages-Adverbials
Romance languages-Grammar, Comparative
Romance languages-Morphology
Romance linguistics
Syntax
Theoretical linguistics
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Summary:Within the current discussion on grammatical interfaces, the word-classes of adjective and adverb are of particular interest because they appear to be separated or joined in manifold ways at the level of word-class or syntax, with morphology playing a prominent role, especially in Romance. The volume provides typological and theoretical insights into the common or different usage of adjectives and adverbs in Romance. Diachronic change is discussed alongside with synchronic variation and the representation in grammar. The discussion turns out to be controversial, calling into question traditional assumptions such as the dogma of the invariability and the categorial status of the adverb.
ISBN:9789027264879
9027264872
9027257256
9789027257253
ISSN:0166-0829
DOI:10.1075/la.242