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Overview
The Rhaeto-Romance languages are a group of linguistically fascinating dialects (Romansh, Laolin, and Friulian) which, even though they are mutually unintelligble, have sufficient similar linguistic features to suggest a common origin. They have been known to the linguistic community since the pioneering studies of Ascoli and Gartner over a century ago. Rhaeto-Romance Languages questions in what sense Rhaeto-Romance can be seen as a single entity and to what extent it is the creation of a small number of academic visionaries.This book, the first general description of these languages to be written in English, provides a critical examination of the phonology, morphology, lexicon, and syntax of the modern Rhaeto-Romance dialects within the broader perspective of Romance comparative syntax and the Romance languages.
Synopsis
The Rhaeto-Romance languages are a group of linguistically fascinating dialects (Romansh, Laolin, and Friulian) which, even though they are mutually unintelligble, have sufficient similar linguistic features to suggest a common origin. They have been known to the linguistic community since the pioneering studies of Ascoli and Gartner over a century ago. Rhaeto-Romance Languages questions in what sense Rhaeto-Romance can be seen as a single entity and to what extent it is the creation of a small number of academic visionaries.
This book, the first general description of these languages to be written in English, provides a critical examination of the phonology, morphology, lexicon, and syntax of the modern Rhaeto-Romance dialects within the broader perspective of Romance comparative syntax and the Romance languages.
Booknews
A study of a group of obscure languages spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland and Austria. Like other romance languages, they are descended from Latin, but have never existed under a single political unit, are separated into enclaves by German and Italian speakers, and are not really even mutually intelligible. Considers the history of the languages and the scholarship on them, phonology, morphology, the lexicons, and syntax. Some familiarity with the terms, symbols, and principles of linguistics is helpful. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)