Syntactic Variation and Verb Second. A German Dialect in Northern Italy.

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ISBN 10: 9027255849 / ISBN 13: 9789027255846

Published by Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins Pub. Co, 2013

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337 S. Gebrauchtes Buch aus ehem. Privatbesitz. GUTER Zustand, wenige Gebrauchsspuren. Used book, few traces of use. C08851 9789027255846 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1150.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Syntactic Variation and Verb Second. A German Dialect in Northern Italy.
• Publisher: Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins Pub. Co
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027255849
• ISBN 13: 9789027255846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 1150 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This monograph investigates the syntax of the finite verb in Mòcheno, a minority language spoken in a German speech island of Northern Italy. Basing her study on detailed new data collected during extensive fieldwork, and focusing on finite verb movement; on multiple access to the left periphery; on pro licensing and on the distribution of OV/VO word orders, the author refutes the traditional view that the syntactic variation found in Mòcheno is due to the presence of two competing grammars as a consequence of contact with Romance varieties and accounts for the peculiarities of Mòcheno syntax within a theory couched in the framework of Generative Grammar. This book contributes to our understanding of the verb-second phenomenon and sheds new light on the asymmetries between Old Romance and Germanic verb-second languages. A useful tool for all linguists working on both theoretical and comparative syntax and to anyone interested in language variation, dialectology and typology.