This paper discusses two case studies of microvariation in accusative marking the Italo-Romance varieties extreme south Italy. In particular, diatopic variation displayed by dialects southern Calabria gives rise to peculiar patterns alternation between presence or absence marker a ‘to’ flagging accusative. The realisation is partially governed semantic and referential features, i.e. specificity animacy. addition, nature D head results degree competition zero analytic with a. Given...

The Parametric Comparison Method (PCM, Guardiano & Longobardi 2005, 2009) is grounded on the assumption that syntactic parameters are more appropriate than other traits for use as comparanda historical reconstruction, because they able to provide unambiguous correspondences and objective measurements, thus guaranteeing wide-range applicability quantitative exactness. This article discusses a set of experiments explicitly designed evaluate impact parametric syntax in representing...

Abstract The aim of this contribution is to discuss three possible theoretical interpretations grammaticalised structures in present-day Italo-Romance varieties. In particular, we and analyse diachronic case studies relation the generative view grammaticalisation. first case-study revolves around expression future tense modality. This discussed light assumption according which elements result from merging higher positions than their original merge within lexical domain, giving rise upward...

Abstract This article investigates a peculiar pattern of subject case-marking in the Greek southern Italy. Recent fieldwork with native speakers, coupled consultation some written sources, reveals that, alongside prototypical nominative subjects, Italo-Greek also licenses accusative despite displaying predominantly nominative-accusative alignment. Far from being random replacements within highly attrited grammar, distribution these subjects obeys specific structural principles, revealing...

Abstract The aim of this article is to investigate a special case suppletion in the paradigm negative imperative some dialects southern Calabria. First, we show how these paradigms involve extension an original infinitival desinence present indicative verb, giving rise hybrid imperatival form (Section 2). Second, claim that pattern does not represent Romance-internal development but, rather, outcome contact-induced change and, particular, influence local Greek sub-/adstrate 3). Furthermore,...

The term ‘unagreement’ describes configurations with an apparent person-mismatch between a typically definite plural subject and non-third person verbal agreement found in several null languages. Previous works have suggested that languages which obligatory article adnominal pronoun constructions ( APC s) allow unagreement (cf. standard modern Greek emeis oi glossologoi “we (the) linguists”), while rule out articles s do not Italian noi (*i) linguisti ). This presents new evidence from...

Abstract This article investigates the expression of progressive aspect by means verbal periphrases in Italo‐Greek variety known as Grico, spoken Salento (southern Italy). Building on extremely valuable, yet out‐dated, description Rohlfs ( ), we first present an overview array different patterns brought to light our recent fieldwork and through a survey selection both early contemporary sources which include combinations (non‐)inflected STAND with (non‐)finite forms lexical verb, optionally...

The aim of this paper is to describe the peculiar syntactic behaviour Greko and Calabrian Bova (Reggio Calabria) in their patterns auxiliary selection participle agreement. pluperfect former variety exhibits an analytic form consisting imperfect BE active aorist participle, regardless verb class, unlike Standard Modern Greek Griko. Likewise, a similar pattern attested Calabrese Bova, which forms with all classes, followed by past participle. As for agreement on lexical verb, previously...

The Parametric Comparison Method (PCM, Guardiano & Longobardi 2005, 2009) is grounded on the assumption that syntactic parameters are more appropriate than other traits for use as comparanda historical reconstruction, because they able to provide unambiguous correspondences and objective measurements, thus guaranteeing wide-range applicability quantitative exactness. This article discusses a set of experiments explicitly designed evaluate impact parametric syntax in representing relatedness,...


 Southern Italian dialects exhibit a peculiar morphosyntactic device in licensing possessives non‑definite noun phrases, i.e. the insertion of functional element de followed by definite article. This strategy shows striking similarities with A(-) employed Romanian to introduce possessive or phrase marked as genitive when it is not linearly preceded definite. paper proves that an identical syntactic structure detectable both groups varieties which stems from definiteness requirements...

Italo-Romance varieties display a typologically rare strategy to realize the unconditional (or free-choice) free relative clauses, i.e. reduplication of verb complex. The semantic entailment unconditionality is not conveyed through lexicalization morpheme corresponding - ever . Also, modal force operator does match selection subjunctive morphology, which available in most Italian dialects. ItaloRomance our sample resort structural as only express requirement this type clauses. In...