Inflectional classes in Istriot: a first systematisation in diachrony and synchrony
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Alberto Giudici
Abstract
This study investigates noun inflection in the Istriot variety of Sissano [Cr. Šišan] in Istria (Croatia), drawing on data from the Vocabolario etimologico e fraseologico del dialetto di Sissano d’Istria [Etymological and Phraseological Dictionary of the Dialect of Sissano]. It offers the first comprehensive overview of the inflectional classes attested in this dialect, analyzing the quantitative distribution of nouns across the various classes while integrating comparative data from other Istriot varieties. Furthermore, the study examines diachronic developments, emphasizing how the synchronic linguistic framework has been shaped by interaction with other regional varieties, particularly Istro-Venetan. By combining synchronic and diachronic perspectives, this contribution sheds light on the dynamic processes of linguistic evolution and contact in the Istrian region.
Abstract
This study investigates noun inflection in the Istriot variety of Sissano [Cr. Šišan] in Istria (Croatia), drawing on data from the Vocabolario etimologico e fraseologico del dialetto di Sissano d’Istria [Etymological and Phraseological Dictionary of the Dialect of Sissano]. It offers the first comprehensive overview of the inflectional classes attested in this dialect, analyzing the quantitative distribution of nouns across the various classes while integrating comparative data from other Istriot varieties. Furthermore, the study examines diachronic developments, emphasizing how the synchronic linguistic framework has been shaped by interaction with other regional varieties, particularly Istro-Venetan. By combining synchronic and diachronic perspectives, this contribution sheds light on the dynamic processes of linguistic evolution and contact in the Istrian region.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction 1
- Variation and change in transitivity alternations and argument realization in Italo-Romance 9
- Syntactic and functional broadening of the reflexive markers in Romance: for a typological approach 33
- The prosodic features of pragmatic chillo in Neapolitan: implications for syntax and diachrony 55
- On the surprising origin of what-particles in Italian dialects 79
- On the evolution of mesoclisis in the imperative in Western Lombard varieties 107
- Inflectional classes in Istriot: a first systematisation in diachrony and synchrony 127
- Parlare le cose: structural aspects and syntactic-semantic disambiguation of some Italo-Romance verba dicendi in a diachronic and synchronic perspective 143
- The mass neuter of Praianese: new data and some insights 163
- Differential possessive marking in Italo-Romance 187
- On the feminine plural definite article and the interrogative conjugation in the dialect of Berbenno (BG) 213
- Pseudo-coordination and cu-finite construction in Salento: a case of syntactic reanalysis 233
- Differential object marking in the dialects of Southern Calabria 255
- Language index
- Name index
- Subject index
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction 1
- Variation and change in transitivity alternations and argument realization in Italo-Romance 9
- Syntactic and functional broadening of the reflexive markers in Romance: for a typological approach 33
- The prosodic features of pragmatic chillo in Neapolitan: implications for syntax and diachrony 55
- On the surprising origin of what-particles in Italian dialects 79
- On the evolution of mesoclisis in the imperative in Western Lombard varieties 107
- Inflectional classes in Istriot: a first systematisation in diachrony and synchrony 127
- Parlare le cose: structural aspects and syntactic-semantic disambiguation of some Italo-Romance verba dicendi in a diachronic and synchronic perspective 143
- The mass neuter of Praianese: new data and some insights 163
- Differential possessive marking in Italo-Romance 187
- On the feminine plural definite article and the interrogative conjugation in the dialect of Berbenno (BG) 213
- Pseudo-coordination and cu-finite construction in Salento: a case of syntactic reanalysis 233
- Differential object marking in the dialects of Southern Calabria 255
- Language index
- Name index
- Subject index
