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Vol. 52:2 (2017) ► pp.113–136

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Linguistic article

The semantic specialization of third person pronoun ‘esso’ as (−human) in standard Italian

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Published online: 8 December 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/rro.52.2.01cap
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • 1.Previous studies
  • 2.Data presentation and discussion
    • 2.1Methodology
    • 2.2Quantitative data (1525–1923)
    • 2.3Qualitative data (1525–1827)
  • 3.Manzoni
  • 3.1Esso’s specialization and Manzoni’s linguistic ideology
  • 4.Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
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