Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot Greek

Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot Greek

In this paper, we investigate patterns of persistence and change affecting the syntax of nominal structures in Italiot Greek in comparison to Modern (and Ancient) Greek, and we explore the role of Southern Italo-Romance as a potential source of interference. Our aim is to highlight the dynamics that...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cristina Guardiano, Melita Stavrou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Languages
Subjects:
Greek
Romance
Southern Italy
syntactic contact
horizontal transmission
nominal structures
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/6/2/74
id doaj-2db227e14d894fec9130f7a94a4ddbc3
record_format Article
spelling doaj-2db227e14d894fec9130f7a94a4ddbc32021-07-15T15:39:53ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2021-04-016747410.3390/languages6020074Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot GreekCristina Guardiano0Melita Stavrou1Dipartimento di Comunicazione ed Economia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, ItalyDepartment of Linguistics, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceIn this paper, we investigate patterns of persistence and change affecting the syntax of nominal structures in Italiot Greek in comparison to Modern (and Ancient) Greek, and we explore the role of Southern Italo-Romance as a potential source of interference. Our aim is to highlight the dynamics that favor syntactic contact in this domain: we provide an overview of the social context where these dynamics have taken place and of the linguistic structures involved.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/6/2/74GreekRomanceSouthern Italysyntactic contacthorizontal transmissionnominal structures
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Cristina Guardiano
Melita Stavrou
spellingShingle Cristina Guardiano
Melita Stavrou
Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot Greek
Languages
Greek
Romance
Southern Italy
syntactic contact
horizontal transmission
nominal structures
author_facet Cristina Guardiano
Melita Stavrou
author_sort Cristina Guardiano
title Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot Greek
title_short Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot Greek
title_full Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot Greek
title_fullStr Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot Greek
title_full_unstemmed Modeling Syntactic Change under Contact: The Case of Italiot Greek
title_sort modeling syntactic change under contact: the case of italiot greek
publisher MDPI AG
series Languages
issn 2226-471X
publishDate 2021-04-01
description In this paper, we investigate patterns of persistence and change affecting the syntax of nominal structures in Italiot Greek in comparison to Modern (and Ancient) Greek, and we explore the role of Southern Italo-Romance as a potential source of interference. Our aim is to highlight the dynamics that favor syntactic contact in this domain: we provide an overview of the social context where these dynamics have taken place and of the linguistic structures involved.
topic Greek
Romance
Southern Italy
syntactic contact
horizontal transmission
nominal structures
url https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/6/2/74
work_keys_str_mv AT cristinaguardiano modelingsyntacticchangeundercontactthecaseofitaliotgreek
AT melitastavrou modelingsyntacticchangeundercontactthecaseofitaliotgreek
_version_ 1721299075320512512

Similar Items