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This study analyzes passive sentences in English and Portuguese which result from a post-semantic transformation applied when a nound, which does not play the semantic role of actor, is chosen as syntactic subject. Choice between a passive and its non-passive or active counterpart reflects differences in the distribution of information in the sentence as regards the relative importance of the latter's constituents for communication. Such distribution is analyzed in terms of Praque school theory, especially that involving the notions of communicative dynamism and the distribution of theme...

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the conference Palenque, Cartagena y Afro-Caribe conexiones historicas y linguisticas, Cartagena, Colombia, held at the University of Cartagena in late 1996. The volume features 17 articles by leading figures in the fields of Afro-Hispanic linguistics, creolistics, history, and anthropology. It reflects the state of the art on Palenquero research, and is representative of scholars' special interests in Palenquero.

Dieser Sammelband enthalt eine Auswahl von Forschungsbeitragen, die auf dem 30. Deutschen Romanistentag 2007 in Wien innerhalb der Sektion "Modus und Modalitat in den romanischen Sprachen" vorgestellt wurden. Dieser Titel nahm Bezug auf Palmers bekannte Monographie Mood and Modality, wobei fur die Publikation nun die Reihenfolge umgekehrt und die Modalitat als erstes Konjunkt vorangestellt wird, da sie als fundamentale Kategorie Ausgangspunkt der wissenschaftlichen Betrachtung sein soll. Die untersuchten Sprachen umfassen das Portugiesische, Italienische, Spanische, Rumanische,...

It is quite remarkable that, after over a half-century of generative grammar, there is still uncertainty with respect to the analysis of preverbal subjects in a number of languages. According to canonical analyses, preverbal subjects are arguments (A-elements). However, following non-canonical analyses, preverbal subjects are not arguments, but rather A'-elements that behave like topical preverbal direct and indirect objects, which have received a CLLD analysis in the literature (e.g. Cinque 1990). The implications of this debate are far-reaching for generative theory: if preverbal...

The book series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur romanische Philologie, founded by Gustav Grober in 1905, is among the most renowned publications in Romance Studies. It covers the entire field of Romance linguistics, including the national languages as well as the lesser studied Romance languages.

The editors welcome submissions of high-quality monographs and collected volumes on all areas of linguistic research, on medieval literature and on textual criticism. The publication languages of the series are French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian as well as German and...

This book is a compilation of information about modern resources available to foreign language students. The purpose of this book is to help the reader to correctly select instructional materials and organize independent study of a foreign language. This edition contains recommendations for the use of both traditional methods as well as the latest multimedia technologies. The book gives great attention to vocabulary development - how to correctly study, review, and systematize foreign words.

This book will help you determine the main goals and exercises associated...

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