Number Morphology and Bare Nouns in Some Romance Dialects of Italy
This paper explores aspects of microvariation concerning the morphological realization of the feature Number within nominal structures in a selected subset of Romance dialects of Italy. First, the different strategies adopted in the dialects of the dataset for the realization of number alternations...
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| description | This paper explores aspects of microvariation concerning the morphological realization of the feature Number within nominal structures in a selected subset of Romance dialects of Italy. First, the different strategies adopted in the dialects of the dataset for the realization of number alternations on various nominal categories (nouns/adjectives, articles, demonstratives, and possessives) are presented. Then, the relation between the latter and the distribution of “bare” argument nominals (i.e., of nominal structures which, in argument position, occur without any lexicalized determiner) is explored. It will be observed that the distribution of bare arguments in the dialects of the dataset is consistent with the hypotheses made in the literature, which suggest that there is a correlation between the realization of number alternations on nouns and the possibility for “null” (i.e., unpronounced) determiners to be licensed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-862e2c349e6a4f2eaaf89d4744b7956d2023-11-24T16:09:39ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2022-09-017425510.3390/languages7040255Number Morphology and Bare Nouns in Some Romance Dialects of ItalyCristina Guardiano0Michela Cambria1Vincenzo Stalfieri2Dipartimento di Comunicazione ed Economia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, ItalyDipartimento di Comunicazione ed Economia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, ItalyDipartimento di Comunicazione ed Economia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, ItalyThis paper explores aspects of microvariation concerning the morphological realization of the feature Number within nominal structures in a selected subset of Romance dialects of Italy. First, the different strategies adopted in the dialects of the dataset for the realization of number alternations on various nominal categories (nouns/adjectives, articles, demonstratives, and possessives) are presented. Then, the relation between the latter and the distribution of “bare” argument nominals (i.e., of nominal structures which, in argument position, occur without any lexicalized determiner) is explored. It will be observed that the distribution of bare arguments in the dialects of the dataset is consistent with the hypotheses made in the literature, which suggest that there is a correlation between the realization of number alternations on nouns and the possibility for “null” (i.e., unpronounced) determiners to be licensed.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/4/255Romance dialects of Italynominal structuresmicrovariationNumber |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Guardiano Michela Cambria Vincenzo Stalfieri Number Morphology and Bare Nouns in Some Romance Dialects of Italy Languages Romance dialects of Italy nominal structures microvariation Number |
| title | Number Morphology and Bare Nouns in Some Romance Dialects of Italy |
| title_full | Number Morphology and Bare Nouns in Some Romance Dialects of Italy |
| title_fullStr | Number Morphology and Bare Nouns in Some Romance Dialects of Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Number Morphology and Bare Nouns in Some Romance Dialects of Italy |
| title_short | Number Morphology and Bare Nouns in Some Romance Dialects of Italy |
| title_sort | number morphology and bare nouns in some romance dialects of italy |
| topic | Romance dialects of Italy nominal structures microvariation Number |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/4/255 |
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