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Intraclade Contact from an I-Language Perspective. The Noun Phrase in the Ligurian/Occitan amphizone
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Pescarini, Diego |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | This article aims to compare some traits that characterise the syntax of the noun phrase in the Occitan/Ligurian amphizone (i.e., contact area) that lies at the border between southern France and northwestern Italy. The dialects spoken in this area differ in several syntactic traits that emerged in a situation of contact between dialects of different subgroups (Ligurian and Occitan), two roofing languages (Italian and French), and regional contact languages such as Genoese. In particular, I will elaborate on the syntax of mass and indefinite plural nouns, on the co-occurrence of determiners and possessives, and on the syntax of kinship terms. From an I-language perspective, the fine variation observed at the Occitan/Ligurian border raises two types of research questions: (a) which comparative concepts best capture the observed variation; (b) whether intraclade contact (i.e., contact between languages of the same branch) can contribute relevant evidence and arguments to the debate concerning the biological endowment of the language faculty. |
| Starting Page | 77 |
| e-ISSN | 2226471X |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages6020077 |
| Journal | Languages |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-04-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Languages Language Studies Syntax Morphology Dialects Romance Agreement |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
