Feature-geometry and diachrony: The development of the subject clitics in Cushitic and Romance

Diachronica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-153

  Tosco, Mauro ^a,b  

^a Università di Napoli l'Orientale   (Italy)

^b Palazzo Corigliano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cushitic; Feature geometry; Personal pronouns; Romance; Subject clitics; Syncretism; Underspecification

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547914845     PISSN: 01764225     EISSN: 15699714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/dia.24.1.06tos     Document Type: Article

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