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Manual of Romance Word Classes
About This Book
Word classes are linguistic categories serving as basis in the description of the vocabulary and grammar of natural languages. While important publications are regularly devoted to their definition, identification, and classification, in the field of Romance linguistics we lack a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the current research. This Manual offers an updated and detailed discussion of all relevant aspects related to word classes in the Romance languages. In the first part, word classes are discussed from both a theoretical and historical point of view. The second part of the volume takes as its point of departure single word classes, described transversally in all the main Romance languages, while the third observes the relevant word classes from the point of view of specific Romance(-based) varieties. The fourth part explores Romance word classes at the interface of grammar and other fields of research.
The Manual is intended as a reference work for all scholars and students interested in the description of both the standard, major Romance languages and the smaller, lesser described Romance(-based) varieties.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I.âRomance word classes: theoretical and historical foundations
- II.âWord classes in the major Romance languages
- III.âWord classes in smaller Romance varieties
- IV.âRomance word classes and their interfaces: new horizons
- Index