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Syntactic Dislocation in English Congregational Song between 1500 and 1900
A famous English hymn does not start with He who would be valiant, but He who would valiant be with valiant in dislocated position in the clause. The aim of this study is to …
Italo-Romance Dialects in the Linguistic Repertoires of Immigrants in Italy
This edited book brings together experts on the sociolinguistics of immigration with a focus on the Italo-Romance dialects. Sociolinguistic research on immigrant communities in …
Agency in the Emergence of Creole Languages
This book is a 'must read' for those who are looking for fresh perspectives on the process of creolization of language. Focusing on peoples whose agency has too often been rendered …
Present-day Dialectology
Present-day Dialectology does not treat dialectology as an isolated discipline. Instead, it discusses dialectological topics within the framework of present-day linguistics. The …
Word Order in Övdalian
The topic of this dissertation is an analysis of aspects of Traditional Övdalian syntax from a comparative Scandinavian perspective. Övdalian is a North Germanic variety spoken in …
Discourse Markers in Sicily
When I entered her shop, my friend turned to me and said: «Arà, che si dice?» (‘Hey there, how you doing?’). This was not a full-fledged sentence in Italian, as she had thrown a …
Relativization in Ojibwe
In Relativization in Ojibwe, Michael D. Sullivan Sr. compares varieties of the Ojibwe language and establishes subdialect groupings for Southwestern Ojibwe, often referred to as …
The Higher Functional Field
This work investigates the syntax of the higher portion of the functional structure of the clause using comparative data from hundreds of Northern Italian dialects. The area …
What They Didn't Teach You in German Class
The down and dirty phrases you need to speak German like a local-from tech speak to talking smack with fellow sports fans. Drinking a Hefeweizen at a Biergarten . . . Dancing …
Historical Dialectology in the Digital Age
Edinburgh (now the Angus McIntosh Centre for Historical Linguistics), such as eLALME (the electronic version A Linguistic Atlas of Late Medieval English), LAEME (A Linguistic Atlas …
Quantity Adjustment
This is a unified account of all quantity changes affecting English stressed vowels during the early Middle English period. Dr Ritt discusses homorganic lengthening, open syllable …
What They Didn't Teach You in Italian Class
A lighthearted language guide filled with slang, swear words, and useful phrases for real-life conversations in Italy!Whether you're sipping espresso at a sidewalk cafe, toasting a …