The Syntax of Modern Breton
TORRES TAMARIT, Francesc Josep
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona = Autonomous University of Barcelona = Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona [UAB]
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona = Autonomous University of Barcelona = Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona [UAB]
TORRES TAMARIT, Francesc Josep
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona = Autonomous University of Barcelona = Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona [UAB]
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona = Autonomous University of Barcelona = Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona [UAB]
Language
en
Chapitre d'ouvrage
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Handbook of Celtic Linguistics and Languages, Handbook of Celtic Linguistics and Languages. 2023
Palgrave
Date
2023English Abstract
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the current state of research on Modern Breton syntax, highlighting its main characteristics and formal analyses. Additionally, this paper is a replication study that seeks to ...Read more >
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the current state of research on Modern Breton syntax, highlighting its main characteristics and formal analyses. Additionally, this paper is a replication study that seeks to address the criticism that has been directed at theoretical linguists and descriptivists that they have been working with an idealized but inauthentic version of the language. To do so, we conducted a series of elicitations with a native speaker who had high proficiency in Standard Breton and was also able to make contrastive judgments relative to her native dialect. The topics covered in this article include the canonical word order of the Breton sentence, the case system, the main pronominal paradigms, and the agreement system. The article concludes with a summary of areas within Breton syntax that require further research and investigation.Read less <
English Keywords
Breton syntax
Standard Breton
verb-second
negation
agreement
syntax
celtic
Origin
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