In:Adjective Adverb Interfaces in Romance
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[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 242] 2017
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Chapter 1Adjectives with adverbial functions in Romance
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Abstract
The adjective adverb interface is crucial for the analysis of adverbial modifiers: adjectives are used with adverbial function (Type A), adjectives are morphologically marked as adverbs (Type B) and adverbial paraphrases often contain adjectives (Type C). In the same ‘local context’ of VP, Type A, B and C may activate similar functions (to speak different/differently/in a different way) or different functions (to shine red/*redly). However, even in the group with similar functions, register (formal/informal) and code (oral/written) account for variationist differences. The inflection vs. derivation debate for Type B adverbs and the recent discussion on ‘adverbial agreement’ adds more possible interfaces. This article provides a critical synthesis of these interfaces.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction: Adjective or adverb?
- 2.Typology and variation
- 2.1Attributive modification
- 2.2Combining typology and variation
- 2.3Parts of speech and syntax
- 3.Type A
- 3.1Pan-Romanic usage and oral tradition
- 3.2Latin
- 3.3The polyfunctionality of Type A
- 4.Type B
- 4.1 -mente as a correlate of standardization
- 4.2Type B in Latin
- 5.Type C
- 6.Type D
- 7.Adverbial inflection and adverbial agreement
- 7.1Adverbial inflection
- 7.2Adverbial agreement
- 8.The expansion of attributive modification to peripheral functions
- 9.Conclusion
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