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The adjective in Germanic and Romance

Development, differences and similarities
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Abstract

In this introductory chapter the similarities and differences in the development and the current behavior of the adjective in Germanic and Romance, both within and between the language families, are discussed. A deeper analysis suggests that what seem to be differences may in fact be similarities and vice versa. Topics that are discussed are the emergence of the adjective as a category, the distinction between attributive and predicative adjectives, the position of adjectives within the noun phrase, and adjectival inflection. This introduction forms the basis for the chapters that follow and in which current visions on variation and change with respect to the adjective in Germanic and Romance are presented in more detail.

Abstract

In this introductory chapter the similarities and differences in the development and the current behavior of the adjective in Germanic and Romance, both within and between the language families, are discussed. A deeper analysis suggests that what seem to be differences may in fact be similarities and vice versa. Topics that are discussed are the emergence of the adjective as a category, the distinction between attributive and predicative adjectives, the position of adjectives within the noun phrase, and adjectival inflection. This introduction forms the basis for the chapters that follow and in which current visions on variation and change with respect to the adjective in Germanic and Romance are presented in more detail.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Foreword vii
  4. The adjective in Germanic and Romance 1
  5. Part I: Change
  6. The adjective-adverb interface in Romance and English 35
  7. The position proper of the adjective in Middle English 73
  8. Strong and weak adjectives in Old Swedish 95
  9. The resilient nature of adjectival inflection in Dutch 113
  10. Part II: Variation
  11. On the properties of attributive phrases in Germanic (and beyond) 149
  12. From participle to adjective in Germanic and Romance 171
  13. The mixed categorial behavior of cel + participle in Romanian 199
  14. Inside and outside – Before and after 217
  15. Adjectives in German and Norwegian 245
  16. Cross-linguistic variation in agreement on Germanic predicate adjectives 263
  17. Author Index 279
  18. Subject Index 283
Adjectives in Germanic and Romance
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https://doi.org/10.1075/la.212.01int

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Foreword vii
  4. The adjective in Germanic and Romance 1
  5. Part I: Change
  6. The adjective-adverb interface in Romance and English 35
  7. The position proper of the adjective in Middle English 73
  8. Strong and weak adjectives in Old Swedish 95
  9. The resilient nature of adjectival inflection in Dutch 113
  10. Part II: Variation
  11. On the properties of attributive phrases in Germanic (and beyond) 149
  12. From participle to adjective in Germanic and Romance 171
  13. The mixed categorial behavior of cel + participle in Romanian 199
  14. Inside and outside – Before and after 217
  15. Adjectives in German and Norwegian 245
  16. Cross-linguistic variation in agreement on Germanic predicate adjectives 263
  17. Author Index 279
  18. Subject Index 283
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