Contact phenomena in the verbal complex

The Walser connection in the Alpine area

Bibliographic Data

ID21820033
AuthorsMarco Angster (0000-0001-8295-7866, University of Zadar, corresponding author), Livio Gaeta (0000-0001-9669-012X, University of Turin)
Year2021
Volume74
Issue1
Pages73-107
Publication date2021-04-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Typology and Universals (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1867-8319 • E-ISSN: 2196-7148
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/stuf-2021-1024
OpenAlexW3142904792
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

In the context of the Alps – a broad region characterized by common geographical and cultural features – the isolation caused by the geographical setting makes it possible for conservative strategies to survive from the Middle Ages through present times. This isolation, however, does not exclude that conservative patterns evolve into innovative strategies. To illustrate this, we surveyed causative and progressive constructions in the historical German minority varieties on the southern side of the Alps. Greschòneytitsch, a particularly dynamic variety, shows the remarkable development of a causative particle, tònz , and the grammaticalization of an adverb, eister , into a marker of progressive aspect

Adverb · Archaeology · Geography · German · Grammaticalization · Linguistics · Noun · Computer Science · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy

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