This book examines the grammatical changes that took place in the transition from Latin to
the Romance languages. The emerging language underwent changes in three fundamental …

Traditionally, the principal typological difference between Latin and Romance is taken to
involve a distinction between morphology and syntax: while Latin predominantly has …

Three parameters play a role in the spread of the accusative into the functional domains of
the nominative for non-object, core arguments: semantic (the inactive nature of the …

This chapter discusses the rise of Latin esse 'be'and habere 'have'as active auxiliaries and
the development of their reflexes as markers of split intransitivity in Italo-Romance, with …

This paper discusses the various stages of the change leading to the emergence of the Latin
verbs fieri 'to become, to be done/made'and facere 'to do, to make'as imperfective and …

This article discusses some aspects of the reorganization of voice distinctions in the
transition from Latin to Romance, namely the grammaticalization of activity (do/make) and …

Secondo il Meillet il maschile designerebbe il sogno come una forza personificata e attiva, il
neutro come evento. L'opposizione sarebbe ideologica, identica a quella che opporrebbe la …

Starting from the investigation of some neuter o stems that attest either masculine or
feminine doublets in Latin, this paper discusses the development of the thematic neuter and …

This article investigates a peculiar pattern of subject case-marking in the Greek of southern
Italy. Recent fieldwork with native speakers, coupled with the consultation of some written …

The argument structure of the Latin clause normally patterns according to a
nominative/accusative alignment, because–regardless of their semantic role–transitive and …