Maltese Linguistics on the Danube

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2020

Maltese Linguistics on the Danube

Edited by: Slavomír Čéplö and Jaroslav Drobný

Volume 24 in the series Studia Typologica [STTYP]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110672268

Overview
Contents

About this book

This volume brings together a dozen papers on various aspects of Maltese, relevant also for the study of related languages and general descriptive and typological linguistics.
The diachronic section begins with an analysis of the place of Maltese in its North African context (Souag). Avram and van Putten then provide analyses of the development of Maltese phonological inventory, the former discussing obstruent devoicing, the latter tracing the evolution of Maltese short vowels. Sumikazu examines a type of circumstantial clause in Maltese and the section concludes with a description of a digital etymological lexicon of Maltese (Gatt).
Turning to syntax, Borg and Amaira analyze agreement mismatch in a number of syntactic constructions, Fabri discusses argument extension and Čéplö and Lucas examine the role of the focus particle lanqas in Maltese negation. Stolz and Levkovych provide a thorough analysis of the syntax and semantics of Maltese prepositions, while Schmidt, Vorholt and Witt offer a quantitative study of their distribution and use.
Closing out the volume, Alexander examines in detail the phonetics of Maltese affricated stops, while Ellul and Galea analyze the epenthetic vowel alternation in the Maltese definite article.

Author / Editor information

Slavomír Čéplö, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria; Jaroslav Drobný, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Part I: Historical Linguistics
Maltese and North African linguistics: Common roots and areal divergence Lameen Souag Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
The diachrony of word-final obstruent devoicing in Maltese Andrei A. Avram Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
The history of the Maltese short vowels Marijn van Putten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
An observation on the ḥāl construction in Maltese Sumikazu Yoda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Minsel. An etymological database for lexemes of Arabic origin in Maltese Kurstin Gatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Part II: Syntax
Will it agree or not? Syntactic overgeneralization leading to agreement mismatches in Maltese Mark Amaira and Albert Borg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Argument extension in Maltese Ray Fabri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Lanqas, negative concord and predicate negation in Maltese Slavomír Čéplö and Christopher Lucas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
From variation towards the grammar of Maltese prepositions – first steps Thomas Stolz and Nataliya Levkovych Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Form and behavior of Maltese prepositions – A usage-based approach Emeli Schmidt, Maike Vorholt and Nele Witt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Part III: Phonology
To be or not to be an affricate – affricated stops in Maltese Marie Azzopardi-Alexander Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Revisiting the definite article in Maltese Luke Galea and Leanne Ellul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Index of Languages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	320

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars interested in General Linguistics, Contact Linguistic, Typology and Arabic and Romance Languages.
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 322
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 32
- Tables: 55
Keywords: Maltese; Historical Linguistics; Syntax; Phonology

eBook

Published: May 5, 2020
ISBN: 9783110672268

Hardcover

Published: May 5, 2020
ISBN: 9783110672176