ISBN:
9789400747685
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (VIII, 383 p. 3 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 88
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Research on Old French: the state of the art
Keywords:
Romance languages
;
Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax
;
Linguistics
;
Linguistics
;
Romance languages
;
Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax
;
French language To 1300
;
France Languages
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Altfranzösisch
;
Altfranzösisch
;
Sprache
Abstract:
The present volume presents scholarly study into Old French as it is practiced today, in all of its forms, within a variety of theoretical frameworks, from Optimality Theory to Minimalism to Discourse Analysis. Many of the chapters are corpus-based, reflecting a new trend in the field, as more electronic corpora become available. The chapters contribute to our understanding of both the synchronic state and diachronic evolution, not only of Old French, but of language in general. Its breadth is extensive in that contributors pursue research on a wide variety of topics in Old French focusing on the various subsystems of language. All examples are carefully glossed and the relevant characteristics of Old French are clearly explained, which makes it uniquely accessible to non-specialists and linguists at all levels of training.
Description / Table of Contents:
Research on Old French: The State of the Art; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Part I: Diachronic Studies; Chapter 2: A Diachronic View of Old French Genitive Constructions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Latin Genitive Constructions; 2.3 Old French Genitive Constructions; 2.3.1 Prepositional Genitives; 2.3.1.1 Genitive with à; 2.3.1.2 Genitive with de; 2.3.2 The Juxtaposition Genitive; 2.3.2.1 The Postposed JG; 2.3.2.2 The Preposed Juxtaposition Genitive; 2.4 Theoretical Framework; 2.4.1 Minimalism; 2.4.2 Previous Analyses of OF Genitive Constructions; 2.4.2.1 Arteaga ( 1995)
Description / Table of Contents:
2.4.2.2 Delfitto and Paradisi ( 2009)2.5 New Proposal; 2.5.1 Latin KP; 2.5.2 Old French KP/PP; 2.5.2.1 Prepositional Genitives; 2.5.2.2 Juxtaposition Genitives; 2.5.3 Modern French; 2.6 The Evolution of the OF Genitive as a Window into Language Change; 2.6.1 Diachronic Evolution of OF Genitive Structures; 2.6.1.1 Loss of the JG; 2.6.1.2 Change in Distribution of Prepositional Genitives; 2.6.2 Broader Implications: Cue Based Evolution; 2.7 Conclusion; References; Primary Sources; Linguistic References; Chapter 3: Grammaticalization in Progress in Old French: Indefinite Articles
Description / Table of Contents:
3.1 Introduction3.2 Uns in Old French: which stage of evolution?; 3.3 The partitive in Old French: which stage of evolution?; 3.4 Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 4: Null Objects in Old French; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Null Objects; 4.1.2 Null Objects in Modern French; 4.1.3 Old French; 4.2 Data and Analysis; 4.2.1 Contexts for Null Objects in Old French; 4.2.1.1 Écrasement; 4.2.1.2 Coordination; 4.2.1.3 Adjunct Clauses; 4.2.1.4 Null Cognate Objects; 4.2.1.5 Formulaic or Conventional Expressions; 4.2.1.6 Arbitrary Human Null Objects; 4.2.1.7 Left-Periphery; 4.3 Discussion and Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesChapter 5: Compensatory Lengthening in Historical French: The Role of the Speaker; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 A Typology of Speaker-Oriented Approaches to CL; 5.2.1 A Phonetic Conservation Approach to CL; 5.2.2 A Phonological Conservation Approach to CL; 5.2.3 A Non-conservation Approach to CL; 5.3 A Listener-Oriented Approach to CL; 5.4 A Constraint-Based, Speaker-Oriented, Phonetic Conservation Account of OF CL; 5.4.1 A Direct Isochrony-Based Account; 5.4.2 An Indirect Isochrony-Based Account; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6: Perception, Production and Markedness in Sound Change: French Velar Palatalization6.1 Introduction; 6.2 French Velar Palatalization; 6.3 Velar Palatalization: Perception and Production; 6.3.1 Approaches to Velar Palatalization: Perception; 6.3.2 Approaches to Velar Palatalization: Production; 6.4 Production, Perception and Markedness in Velar Palatalization; 6.5 Velar Palatalization Before the Low Vowel a; 6.6 Summary; References; Chapter 7: Evolution and Regrammation in the Mood System: Perspectives from Old, Middle, Renaissance and Modern French; 7.1 Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
7.2 Regrammation of the Subjunctive Paradigm
Description / Table of Contents:
Research on Old French: The State of the Art; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Part I: Diachronic Studies; Chapter 2: A Diachronic View of Old French Genitive Constructions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Latin Genitive Constructions; 2.3 Old French Genitive Constructions; 2.3.1 Prepositional Genitives; 2.3.1.1 Genitive with à; 2.3.1.2 Genitive with de; 2.3.2 The Juxtaposition Genitive; 2.3.2.1 The Postposed JG; 2.3.2.2 The Preposed Juxtaposition Genitive; 2.4 Theoretical Framework; 2.4.1 Minimalism; 2.4.2 Previous Analyses of OF Genitive Constructions; 2.4.2.1 Arteaga ( 1995)
Description / Table of Contents:
2.4.2.2 Delfitto and Paradisi ( 2009)2.5 New Proposal; 2.5.1 Latin KP; 2.5.2 Old French KP/PP; 2.5.2.1 Prepositional Genitives; 2.5.2.2 Juxtaposition Genitives; 2.5.3 Modern French; 2.6 The Evolution of the OF Genitive as a Window into Language Change; 2.6.1 Diachronic Evolution of OF Genitive Structures; 2.6.1.1 Loss of the JG; 2.6.1.2 Change in Distribution of Prepositional Genitives; 2.6.2 Broader Implications: Cue Based Evolution; 2.7 Conclusion; References; Primary Sources; Linguistic References; Chapter 3: Grammaticalization in Progress in Old French: Indefinite Articles
Description / Table of Contents:
3.1 Introduction3.2 Uns in Old French: which stage of evolution?; 3.3 The partitive in Old French: which stage of evolution?; 3.4 Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 4: Null Objects in Old French; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Null Objects; 4.1.2 Null Objects in Modern French; 4.1.3 Old French; 4.2 Data and Analysis; 4.2.1 Contexts for Null Objects in Old French; 4.2.1.1 Écrasement; 4.2.1.2 Coordination; 4.2.1.3 Adjunct Clauses; 4.2.1.4 Null Cognate Objects; 4.2.1.5 Formulaic or Conventional Expressions; 4.2.1.6 Arbitrary Human Null Objects; 4.2.1.7 Left-Periphery; 4.3 Discussion and Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesChapter 5: Compensatory Lengthening in Historical French: The Role of the Speaker; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 A Typology of Speaker-Oriented Approaches to CL; 5.2.1 A Phonetic Conservation Approach to CL; 5.2.2 A Phonological Conservation Approach to CL; 5.2.3 A Non-conservation Approach to CL; 5.3 A Listener-Oriented Approach to CL; 5.4 A Constraint-Based, Speaker-Oriented, Phonetic Conservation Account of OF CL; 5.4.1 A Direct Isochrony-Based Account; 5.4.2 An Indirect Isochrony-Based Account; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6: Perception, Production and Markedness in Sound Change: French Velar Palatalization6.1 Introduction; 6.2 French Velar Palatalization; 6.3 Velar Palatalization: Perception and Production; 6.3.1 Approaches to Velar Palatalization: Perception; 6.3.2 Approaches to Velar Palatalization: Production; 6.4 Production, Perception and Markedness in Velar Palatalization; 6.5 Velar Palatalization Before the Low Vowel a; 6.6 Summary; References; Chapter 7: Evolution and Regrammation in the Mood System: Perspectives from Old, Middle, Renaissance and Modern French; 7.1 Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
7.2 Regrammation of the Subjunctive Paradigm
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- A Diachronic View of Old French Genitive Constructions -- Grammaticalization in Progress in Old French: Indefinite Aarticles -- Null Objects in Old French -- Compensatory Lengthening in Historical French: The Role of the Speaker -- Perception, Production and Markedness in Sound Change: French Velar Palatalization -- Evolution and Regrammation in the Mood System: Perspectives from Old, Middle, Renaissance and Modern French -- Analogy among French Sounds -- The Development of the Declension System -- The Diasystem and its Role in Generating Meaning: Diachronic Evidence from Old French -- Synchronic studies -- Crusaders’ Old French -- The Use of the Future and Conditional in High Medieval Literature -- Old French Parataxis: Syntactic Variant or Stylistic Variation?- A Derivational Approach to Negative Polarity Item Licensing in Old French -- Theoretical Issues in Old French Inflectional Morpho(phono)logy -- Forms and Functions of Reported Discourse in Medieval French -- The Left-periphery in Old French -- Grammatical Meaning and the Old French Subjunctive..
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-4768-5
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
Permalink
