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2023 |
| Resumen: |
In this paper, we focus on partitive articles (PAs), i. e. , determiners which, generally, have an indefinite interpretation, and on one of their potential correlates, i. e. , invariable de, in Francoprovençal, a non-standardized, highly endangered Gallo-Romance language (cf. Zulato, Kasstan & Nagy 2018), and show the fine-grained spatial distribution of these elements in the Swiss and Aosta Valley (Italy) varieties. Presenting several maps based on fieldwork data from Valais (Switzerland) and the Aosta Valley (Italy), we demonstrate that the spatial distribution of PAs and de is more complex than reported in the literature: we complement the basic subdivision of Francoprovençal into two types, Francoprovençal A and B (cf. Kristol 2014, 2016), with a more nuanced picture, in which the morphosyntactic features of PAs play a crucial role: in Francoprovençal A, the presence of PAs depends on the syntactic context whereas, in Francoprovençal B, their presence is limited mainly to two areas, in which singular and plural PAs do not occur together (one area only has singular PAs whereas the other one only has plural PAs). We also show that there is no correlation between phonologically overt plural marking on nouns and absence of PAs; however, we found a correlation between overt sigmatic number marking on nouns and absence of PAs. |
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Acknowledgements. This research is part of the project "Distribution and Function of 'Partitive Articles' in Romance (DiFuPaRo): a microvariation analysis" (https://www.rose.uzh.ch/de/seminar/wersindwir/mitarbeitende/stark/DiFuPaRo.html), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (project number 100012L_172751) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (project number: PO1642/8-1). We would like to express our gratitude to both funding agencies for their financial support. In addition, we would like to thank the URPP Language and Space and the Stiftung für wissenschaftliche Forschung 'Foundation for scientific research' (contribution STWF-20-019 from the Empiris Foundation, Jakob Wüest 26 Isogloss 2023, 9(1)/4 Ihsane, Winistörfer & Stark Fund) at the University of Zurich for funding the fieldwork in the Aosta Valley and Evolène and the transcription/translation/tagging of parts of the collected data, respectively. |
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| Lengua: |
Anglès |
| Documento: |
Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Materia: |
Francoprovençal ;
Partitive articles ;
Spatial distribution ;
Overt number marking on nouns ;
Quantity expressions/quantifiers ;
Variation ;
Sentential negation |
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Isogloss, Vol. 9 Núm. 1 (2023) , p. 1-30 (Articles) , ISSN 2385-4138 |
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