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8 - The Syntax

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2021

Natalie Operstein
Natalie Operstein
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University of California, Los Angeles
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The preceding two chapters have identified a substantial degree of continuity between the Dictionnaire’s LF and its Romance lexifiers in the domains of inflection and word formation. The present chapter continues this endeavor by focusing on LF’s syntax. Section 8.1 looks at the structure of the noun phrase, and Sections 8.2–8.6 examine, respectively, those of the copular, verbal, interrogative, and imperative clauses, and of complex sentences. The syntactic structures of LF are compared with the corresponding structures in one or both of its main lexifiers to demonstrate probable antecedents or parallels for the constructions and word order features seen in LF. In the concluding section, the structural features and developmental trends of the LF syntax are situated in relation to those of its Romance lexifiers.

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The Lingua Franca
Contact-Induced Language Change in the Mediterranean
 , pp. 247 - 285
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • The Syntax
  • Natalie Operstein, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Lingua Franca
  • Online publication: 25 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009000161.009
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  • The Syntax
  • Natalie Operstein, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Lingua Franca
  • Online publication: 25 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009000161.009
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  • The Syntax
  • Natalie Operstein, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Lingua Franca
  • Online publication: 25 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009000161.009
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