| Author: | Paola Beninca, John Haiman | ISBN: | 9781134965472 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 20, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paola Beninca, John Haiman |
| ISBN: | 9781134965472 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 20, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
The Rhaeto-Romance languages have been known as such to the linguistic community since the pioneering studies of Ascoli and Gartner over a century ago. There has never been a community of RR speakers based on a common history or polity and the various dialects are mutually unintelligible, but a unity, based on a number of common features, has been advanced.
This book is the first general description of the Rhaeto-Romance languages to be written in English. It provides a critical examination of the phonology, morphology, lexicon, and syntax of the modern Rhaeto-Romance dialects within the broader perspective of Romance comparative linguistics.
The Rhaeto-Romance languages have been known as such to the linguistic community since the pioneering studies of Ascoli and Gartner over a century ago. There has never been a community of RR speakers based on a common history or polity and the various dialects are mutually unintelligible, but a unity, based on a number of common features, has been advanced.
This book is the first general description of the Rhaeto-Romance languages to be written in English. It provides a critical examination of the phonology, morphology, lexicon, and syntax of the modern Rhaeto-Romance dialects within the broader perspective of Romance comparative linguistics.
