The Romance Verb

The Romance Verb
Title The Romance Verb PDF eBook
Author Martin Maiden
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 371
Release 2018
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 0199660212

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This book is the first comprehensive comparative-historical survey of patterns of alternation in the Romance verb that persist through time but have long ceased to be conditioned by any phonological or functional determinant. It explores the status of these patterns and their persistence, self-replication, and reinforcement over time.

The Romance Verb

The Romance Verb
Title The Romance Verb PDF eBook
Author Martin Maiden
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 592
Release 2018-03-02
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 0191056391

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This book is the first comprehensive comparative-historical survey of patterns of alternation in the Romance verb which appear to be 'autonomously morphological': although they can be shown to be persistent through time, they have long ceased to be conditioned by any phonological or functional determinant. Some of these patterns are well known in Romance linguistics, while others have scarcely been noticed. The sheer range of phenomena which participate in these patterns in any case far surpasses what Romance linguists had previously realized. The patterns constitute a kind of abstract 'leitmotiv', running through the history of the Romance languages and conferring on them a distinctive morphological physiognomy. Although intended primarily as a novel contribution to comparative-historical Romance linguistics, the book considers in detail the status of these patterns which appear to be a matter of 'morphology by itself', unsupported by determining factors external to the morphological system. Particular attention is paid to the problem of their persistence, self-replication, and reinforcement over time. Why do abstract morphological patterns that quite literally 'do not make sense' display such diachronic robustness? The evidence suggests that speakers, faced with different ways of expressing semantically identical material, seek out distributional templates into which those differences can be deployed. In Romance the only available templates happen to be 'morphomic', morphologically accidental, effects of old sound changes or defunct functional conditionings. Those patterns are accordingly exploited, and indeed reinforced, by being made maximally predictable.

Stop Blaming, Start Loving!

Stop Blaming, Start Loving!
Title Stop Blaming, Start Loving! PDF eBook
Author William Hudson O'Hanlon
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 196
Release 1996
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 9780393314618

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This fresh, new approach to relationships goes beyond analyzing them to changing them, even if one partner isn't interested. Using a solution-oriented approach, the authors show readers how to break free of old patterns in days or weeks--rather than months or years--improve their sex lives, get over past hurts, and more. "An excellent resource for anyone who wants to have a healthy relationship".--Bernie Siegel, M.D.

Verb Movement in Romance

Verb Movement in Romance
Title Verb Movement in Romance PDF eBook
Author Norma Schifano
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 321
Release 2018
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 0198804644

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This book provides a detailed account of verb movement across more than twenty standard and non-standard Romance varieties. Norma Schifano examines the position of the verb with respect to a wide selection of hierarchically-ordered adverbs, as laid out in Cinque's (1999) seminal work. She uses extensive empirical data to demonstrate that, contrary to traditional assumptions, it is possible to identify at least four distinct macro-typologies in the Romance languages: these macro-typologies stem from a compensatory mechanism between syntax and morphology in licensing the Tense, Aspect, and Mood interpretation of the verb. The volume adopts a hybrid cartographic/minimalist approach, in which cartography provides the empirical tools of investigation, and minimalist theory provides the technical motivations for the movement phenomena that are observed. It provides a valuable tool for the examination of fundamental morphosyntactic properties from a cross-Romance perspective, and constitutes a useful point of departure for further investigations into the nature and triggers of verb movement cross-linguistically.

Love is a Verb

Love is a Verb
Title Love is a Verb PDF eBook
Author Gary Chapman
Publisher Baker Books
Pages 223
Release 2010-01-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1441204024

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Dr. Gary Chapman has spent his life helping people communicate love more effectively and in turn build more satisfying and lasting relationships. His book The Five Love Languages is a regular on the New York Times Best Sellers list--even after being in print for fifteen years--and has made the term "love language" a part of everyday speech. Love Is a Verb takes his teaching to the next level. Rather than a typical marriage self-help book filled with lengthy explanations of principles and techniques, it is a compilation of true stories displaying love in action. These stories--written by everyday people--go straight to the hearts of readers, who often say that illustrations are the most effective parts of a book. Gary Chapman adds a "Love Lesson" to each story, showing readers how they can apply the same principles to their own relationships.

Verb Second in Medieval Romance

Verb Second in Medieval Romance
Title Verb Second in Medieval Romance PDF eBook
Author Sam Wolfe
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 209
Release 2019
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 0198804679

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This volume provides the first book-length study of the controversial topic of Verb Second and related properties in a range of Medieval Romance varieties. The findings have widespread implications for the understanding of both the key typological property of Verb Second and the development of Latin into the modern Romance languages.

Basque and Romance

Basque and Romance
Title Basque and Romance PDF eBook
Author Ane Berro
Publisher BRILL
Pages 362
Release 2019-05-07
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9004395393

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This is a collection of articles describing and analyzing several of the most important morphosyntactic features for which the formal comparison between Basque and its surrounding Romance languages is relevant, such as word order, inflection, case, argument structure and causatives. In the context of a language virtually all of whose speakers are bilingual in either Spanish or French, the theoretically informed in-depth description offered in this volume focuses on the fine grain of linguistic structures from languages typologically quite apart but coexisting and probably interacting in the minds of speakers. It therefore aims at shedding some light on the types of interactions between different systems and on the systems themselves.