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The Oxford History of Romanian Morphology (Hardcover)
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The Oxford History of Romanian Morphology (Hardcover)
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This book offers the first comprehensive account of the development
of the Romanian morphological system. Romanian is one of the most
morphologically complex Romance languages, but has remained
relatively understudied compared with better-known languages such
as French and Spanish. Following an introduction that provides an
outline of the history of Romanian, its writing system and major
typological characteristics, and the major patterns of allomorphy,
chapters in this volume explore a range of fascinatingly complex
aspects of Romanian grammar whose structure and history have to
date been largely inaccessible to the English-speaking world. Among
the most distinctive morphological characteristics of Romanian
discussed by the authors are its inflexional case system; the
highly unpredictable formation of the plural; the existence of a
non-finite verb form that appears to be the continuation of the
Latin supine; the near-absence of distinctive subjunctive
morphology; and the complex patterns of allomorphy brought about by
successive sound change. The frequently controversial origins of
many of these developments have important implications for broader
historical Romance linguistics and indeed for morphological theory
more generally.
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