Italian Clitics: An Empirical Study

by Cinzia Russi, Cinzia, Cinzia, et al.

After reviewing, from a grammaticalization perspective, the main stages in the evolution of Italian object clitic pronouns, the book discusses the distinctive morphosyntactic, semantic, and pragmatic features of Italian clitics.

In particular, the book offers an original study of the most common examples of so-called verbi procomplementari, verbs which are characterized by the incorporation of clitics that no longer function as pronouns,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110198681
• ISBN13: 9783110198683
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary