Indexed definiteness without demonstratives in Guébie
In this article we describe the semantic distribution of the Guébie definite enclitic =a, which occurs in a subset of unique definite contexts as well as in anaphoric contexts. We further show that Gu - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > SemanticsEnclisis, mesoclisis and inflection in Italo-Romance varieties: A minimalist analysis
This contribution addresses a central theme in morphological analysis, namely the relationship between clitics and inflectional elements. Important contributions on the point are due to Anderson (1992 - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
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SSRN > LinguisticsDisc: Is lenition /g/ > [j] really possible?
My PhD thesis project focuses on the outcomes of the lenition process of the voiced velar plosive in Southern Italo-Romance, which, before back vowels /a, o, u/, results in a fricative [ɣ] or a palatal [j] depending on the area, as shown in (1). (1) < b. lat. *gatt(u) "cat"; < b. lat. *guttja "drop" Fricative outcome: - Noepoli (PZ) u ˈ[ɣ]att Lausberg (1939§163) - Teramo (TE) ˈ[ɣ]ɑttʃə Palatal outcome: - Matera (MT) a ˈ[j]att AIS (1928-1940) - Altamura (BA) ˈ[j]ɔttʃ Loporcaro (1988:196) Leni
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