Sigmatic plurals in Romance varieties spoken in Italy and their interaction with -i plurals
In Sardinian, Friulian, Rhaeto-Romance, Occitan (not considered in this work) and Franco-Provençal varieties spoken in peripheral Italian areas, the -i inflection is not totally eradicated but interacts with plural -s. The coexistence of -s and -i reflects syntactic constraints. Specifically, -i is...
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In Sardinian, Friulian, Rhaeto-Romance, Occitan (not considered in this work) and Franco-Provençal varieties spoken in peripheral Italian areas, the -i inflection is not totally eradicated but interacts with plural -s. The coexistence of -s and -i reflects syntactic constraints. Specifically, -i is in complementary distribution with -s or it combines with –s, giving rise to a duplicated lexicalization of plurality. In any event, it is specialized for a subset of the morpho-syntactic contexts. The distribution of -i generally involves the D domain, i.e. determiners and clitics. In some cases, -i is limited to the D elements. Different agreement systems on D and on N emerge, recalling partial or asymmetric agreement phenomena known in literature. Moreover, in the relevant varieties (-)i is in turn the inflection of the dative clitic; this suggests that (-)i is endowed with a slightly different content from plural -s, that, on the contrary, shows no connection with dative.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d819fe9cf36429a865b949dcca9c56a2025-01-21T05:13:54ZengThe John Paul II Catholic University of LublinLingBaW2450-51882018-12-014110.31743/lingbaw.5671Sigmatic plurals in Romance varieties spoken in Italy and their interaction with -i pluralsLeonardo M. Savoia0Benedetta Baldi1M. Rita Manzini2University of FlorenceUniversity of FlorenceUniversity of Florence In Sardinian, Friulian, Rhaeto-Romance, Occitan (not considered in this work) and Franco-Provençal varieties spoken in peripheral Italian areas, the -i inflection is not totally eradicated but interacts with plural -s. The coexistence of -s and -i reflects syntactic constraints. Specifically, -i is in complementary distribution with -s or it combines with –s, giving rise to a duplicated lexicalization of plurality. In any event, it is specialized for a subset of the morpho-syntactic contexts. The distribution of -i generally involves the D domain, i.e. determiners and clitics. In some cases, -i is limited to the D elements. Different agreement systems on D and on N emerge, recalling partial or asymmetric agreement phenomena known in literature. Moreover, in the relevant varieties (-)i is in turn the inflection of the dative clitic; this suggests that (-)i is endowed with a slightly different content from plural -s, that, on the contrary, shows no connection with dative. https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/LingBaW/article/view/5671morphologypluraldativeagreement asymmetriesRomance variation |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo M. Savoia Benedetta Baldi M. Rita Manzini Sigmatic plurals in Romance varieties spoken in Italy and their interaction with -i plurals LingBaW morphology plural dative agreement asymmetries Romance variation |
| title | Sigmatic plurals in Romance varieties spoken in Italy and their interaction with -i plurals |
| title_full | Sigmatic plurals in Romance varieties spoken in Italy and their interaction with -i plurals |
| title_fullStr | Sigmatic plurals in Romance varieties spoken in Italy and their interaction with -i plurals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sigmatic plurals in Romance varieties spoken in Italy and their interaction with -i plurals |
| title_short | Sigmatic plurals in Romance varieties spoken in Italy and their interaction with -i plurals |
| title_sort | sigmatic plurals in romance varieties spoken in italy and their interaction with i plurals |
| topic | morphology plural dative agreement asymmetries Romance variation |
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