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Research on Old French: The State of the Art

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Deborah L. Arteaga

    1. , Department of Foreign Languages, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

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  • Covers a broad scope of topics ranging from corpus-based studies to theoretical approaches to Old French
  • Provides an insight into both diachronic and synchronic linguistics Includes contributions from global specialists in a wide variety of topics related to Old French?

Part of the book series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory (SNLT, volume 88)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Deborah Arteaga
    Pages 1-15

  3. Diachronic Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. A Diachronic View of Old French Genitive Constructions

      • Deborah Arteaga, Julia Herschensohn
      Pages 19-44

    3. Grammaticalization in Progress in Old French: Indefinite Articles

      • Anne Carlier
      Pages 45-60

    4. Null Objects in Old French

      • Bryan Donaldson
      Pages 61-86

    5. Compensatory Lengthening in Historical French: The Role of the Speaker

      • Randall Gess
      Pages 87-105

    6. Perception, Production and Markedness in Sound Change: French Velar Palatalization

      • Haike Jacobs, Janine Berns
      Pages 107-122

    7. Evolution and Regrammation in the Mood System: Perspectives from Old, Middle, Renaissance and Modern French

      • Jan Lindschouw
      Pages 123-148

    8. Analogy Among French Sounds

      • Michael L. Mazzola
      Pages 149-165

    9. The Development of the Declension System

      • Lene Schøsler
      Pages 167-186

    10. The Diasystem and Its Role in Generating Meaning: Diachronic Evidence from Old French

      • Harald Völker
      Pages 187-204

  4. Synchronic Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. Crusaders’ Old French

      • Cyril Aslanov
      Pages 207-220

    3. The Use of the Future and Conditional in High Medieval Literature

      • Igor Dreer
      Pages 221-242

    4. Old French Parataxis: Syntactic Variant or Stylistic Variation?

      • Julie Glikman, Thomas Verjans
      Pages 243-260

    5. A Derivational Approach to Negative Polarity Item Licensing in Old French

      • Richard Ingham
      Pages 261-281

    6. Theoretical Issues in Old French Inflectional Morpho(phono)logy

      • Jürgen Klausenburger
      Pages 283-298

    7. Forms and Functions of Reported Discourse in Medieval French

      • Sophie Marnette
      Pages 299-326

    8. The Left-Periphery in Old French

      • Eric Mathieu
      Pages 327-350
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About this book

The present volume presents scholarly study into Old French as it is practiced today, in all of its forms, within a variety of theoretical frameworks, from Optimality Theory to Minimalism to Discourse Analysis.  Many of the chapters are corpus-based, reflecting a new trend in the field, as more electronic corpora become available. The chapters contribute to our understanding of both the synchronic state and diachronic evolution, not only of Old French, but of language in general. Its breadth is extensive in that contributors pursue research on a wide variety of topics in Old French focusing on the various subsystems of language.   All examples are carefully glossed and the relevant characteristics of Old French are clearly explained, which makes it uniquely accessible to non-specialists and linguists at all levels of training. ​

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“The editor aims to provide insight into both diachronic and synchronic linguistics, not only of Old French, but of language in general. All examples are glossed and the relevant characteristics of Old French are clearly explained, in order to direct the book not only at linguists and graduate students who specialize in Old French, but also at linguists who conduct research in historical linguistics in other languages … . This is a book that will be gratefully used by many scholars and researchers … .” (Catharina Peersman, The Linguist List, September, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Foreign Languages, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

    Deborah L. Arteaga

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