The book investigates the little studied syntax of the dialects of southern Italy. In addition to providing a descriptive account of a wide range of syntactic phenomena , the discussion shows how the model of language embodied in Chomsky's (1995)
Minimalist Program can be profitably extended to the study of the syntax of southern Italian dialects, focusing on such topics as Case-marking and finite, infinitival and participial complementation.
About the AuthorAdam Ledgeway is Lecturer in the Department of Italian at the University of Cambridge.
Book InformationISBN 9780631221661
Author Adam LedgewayFormat Paperback
Page Count 348
Imprint Wiley-BlackwellPublisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 490g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 150mm * 20mm