11 A chapter on compound prepositions in Maltese: prep-prep combinations and related issues
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Thomas Stolz
Abstract
The Afro-Asiatic language Maltese displays an intricately organised system of prepositions whose internal structure ranges from simple monosyllabic prepositions to fully fledged multiword expressions. The paper focuses on prep-prep combinations and similar phenomena. The inventory of prep-prep compounds is presented. Their functions and morphosyntactic properties are discussed on the basis of original data taken from contemporary Maltese prose. The systematic aspects of the Maltese facts are situated in the wider context of typological studies devoted to adpositions in general. Moreover, special attention is payed to the Italian impact on the Maltese system via language contact and borrowing. Additionally, diachronic aspects such as the univerbation of former sequences of prepositions and other syntagms are taken account of.
Abstract
The Afro-Asiatic language Maltese displays an intricately organised system of prepositions whose internal structure ranges from simple monosyllabic prepositions to fully fledged multiword expressions. The paper focuses on prep-prep combinations and similar phenomena. The inventory of prep-prep compounds is presented. Their functions and morphosyntactic properties are discussed on the basis of original data taken from contemporary Maltese prose. The systematic aspects of the Maltese facts are situated in the wider context of typological studies devoted to adpositions in general. Moreover, special attention is payed to the Italian impact on the Maltese system via language contact and borrowing. Additionally, diachronic aspects such as the univerbation of former sequences of prepositions and other syntagms are taken account of.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction: Complex adpositions and complex nominal relators 1
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Indo-European language families & isolates
- 1 Complex adpositions in Romance: Emergence and variation 33
- 2 Complex adpositions in three West Germanic Languages: German, Dutch, and English 65
- 3 Complex adpositions in Slavic languages: The case of Serbian 139
- 4 Complex prepositions in Breton 195
- 5 On complex adpositions in Modern Greek 233
- 6 Complex prepositions in Albanian: A first assessment 265
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Non Indo-European languages
- 7 What makes a complex postposition: The cyclic development of postpositions in Estonian 299
- 8 Complex and simple postpositions: The split in Permic 335
- 9 Case marking and complex adpositions in Basque 367
- 10 Structure and origin of Turkish adpositions 403
- 11 A chapter on compound prepositions in Maltese: prep-prep combinations and related issues 439
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Discussion
- 12 Complex adpositions in Europe and beyond: A synthesis 473
- Index 497
- Language Index 501
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction: Complex adpositions and complex nominal relators 1
-
Indo-European language families & isolates
- 1 Complex adpositions in Romance: Emergence and variation 33
- 2 Complex adpositions in three West Germanic Languages: German, Dutch, and English 65
- 3 Complex adpositions in Slavic languages: The case of Serbian 139
- 4 Complex prepositions in Breton 195
- 5 On complex adpositions in Modern Greek 233
- 6 Complex prepositions in Albanian: A first assessment 265
-
Non Indo-European languages
- 7 What makes a complex postposition: The cyclic development of postpositions in Estonian 299
- 8 Complex and simple postpositions: The split in Permic 335
- 9 Case marking and complex adpositions in Basque 367
- 10 Structure and origin of Turkish adpositions 403
- 11 A chapter on compound prepositions in Maltese: prep-prep combinations and related issues 439
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Discussion
- 12 Complex adpositions in Europe and beyond: A synthesis 473
- Index 497
- Language Index 501
