Synchrony and Diachrony: A dynamic interface
Edited by Anna Giacalone Ramat, Caterina Mauri and Piera Molinelli
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 133] 2013. xi, 450 pp.
Anna Giacalone Ramat
List of John Benjamins publications for which Anna Giacalone Ramat plays a role.
Subjects Historical linguistics | Theoretical linguistics
The Limits of Grammaticalization
Edited by Anna Giacalone Ramat and Paul J. Hopper
[Typological Studies in Language, 37] 1998. vi, 307 pp.
Subjects Morphology | Pragmatics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics | Typology
Papers from the 7th International Conference on Historical Linguistics
Edited by Anna Giacalone Ramat, Onofrio Carruba and Giuliano Bernini
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 48] 1987. xvi, 672 pp.
Subjects Historical linguistics
Linguistic Reconstruction and Indo-European Syntax: Proceedings of the Colloquium of the 'Indogermanische Gesellschaft'. University of Pavia, 6–7 September 1979
Edited by Paolo Ramat
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 19] 1980. viii, 263 pp.
Subjects Historical linguistics | Syntax
2019 Degrees of grammaticalization and measure constructions in Italian Revue Romane 54:2, pp. 257–277 | Article
Against the background of recent debate on Grammaticalization Theory, this study will provide an overview of some Italian quantifying expressions whose original head is a measure noun. The binominal expressions analysed indicate a quantity, either large or small; as such, they can be substituted… read more
2017 Chapter 12. Dubitative-corrective constructions in Italian Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles: New perspectives, Fedriani, Chiara and Andrea Sansó (eds.), pp. 335–367 | Chapter
This paper investigates the properties of a set of poorly described Italian constructions characterized, at the same time, by (i) a dubitative component, challenging a presupposition generated by the preceding context and (ii) a corrective function. These constructions revolve around four… read more
2013 Synchrony and diachrony: Introduction to a dynamic interface Synchrony and Diachrony: A dynamic interface, Giacalone Ramat, Anna, Caterina Mauri and Piera Molinelli (eds.), pp. 1–24 | Article
2011 From passive to impersonal: A case study from Italian and its implications Impersonal Constructions: A cross-linguistic perspective, Malchukov, Andrej L. and Anna Siewierska (eds.), pp. 189–228 | Article
In contemporary Italian, there is a passive si-construction in which the patient governs agreement on the verb and an impersonal si-construction in which either the verb is intransitive or the patient is not promoted to subject. The coexistence of the two constructions is the result of a… read more
2008 Areal convergence in grammaticalization processes Rethinking Grammaticalization: New perspectives, López-Couso, María José and Elena Seoane (eds.), pp. 129–167 | Article
This paper discusses a number of developments within Standard Average European, which prove that the universal properties of grammaticalization processes can be reconciled with the specificity of situations of language contact. The four changes examined in the article are the development of… read more
2007 Relativization strategies in the languages of Europe Europe and the Mediterranean as Linguistic Areas: Convergencies from a historical and typological perspective, Ramat, Paolo and Elisa Roma (eds.), pp. 63–93 | Article
This paper examines the relativization patterns found in twenty-six languages of Europe, focusing on the strategies used to encode the relativized item. We provide a critical overview of extant classifications of these strategies, and discuss the distribution of these strategies across different… read more
2007 The spread and decline of indefinite man-constructions in European languages: An areal perspective Europe and the Mediterranean as Linguistic Areas: Convergencies from a historical and typological perspective, Ramat, Paolo and Elisa Roma (eds.), pp. 95–131 | Article
This paper focuses on the areal distribution of indefinite man -constructions (i.e. impersonal active constructions in which the subject position is filled by a noun meaning ‘man’) in European languages. It is shown that man -constructions are a widespread phenomenon across Europe: they show up… read more
2002 8. How do learners acquire the classical three categories of temporality? Evidence from L2 Italian The L2 Acquisition of Tense–Aspect Morphology, Salaberry, M. Rafael and Yasuhiro Shirai (eds.), pp. 221–248 | Chapter
2000 On Some Grammaticalization Patterns for Auxiliaries Historical Linguistics 1995: Volume 1: General issues and non-Germanic Languages., Smith, John Charles and Delia Bentley (eds.), pp. 125–154 | Article
1999 Grammaticalization of Modality in Language Acquisition Studies in Language 23:2, pp. 377–407 | Article
The present study aims to provide empirical evidence for a number of claims concerning the grammaticalization of deontic and epistemic modality. It is based on results from a research project on the acquisition of Italian as a second language conventionally called the "Pavia Project". The… read more
1998 Testing the Boundaries of Grammaticalization The Limits of Grammaticalization, Giacalone Ramat, Anna and Paul J. Hopper (eds.), pp. 107–127 | Article
1998 Introduction The Limits of Grammaticalization, Giacalone Ramat, Anna and Paul J. Hopper (eds.), pp. 1–11 | Article
1995 Iconicity in Grammaticalization Processes Iconicity in Language, Simone, Raffaele (ed.), pp. 119–140 | Article
1990 Discourse functions and syntactic change Historical Linguistics 1987: Papers from the 8th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Lille, August 30-September 4, 1987, Andersen, Henning and E.F.K. Koerner † (eds.), pp. 175–190 | Article
1985 Are there dysfunctional changes? Papers from the VIth International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Poznań, 22–26 August 1983, Fisiak, Jacek (ed.), pp. 427–440 | Article
1982 Explorations on syntactic change (relative clause formation strategies) Papers from the Fifth International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Galway, April 6–10 1981, Ahlqvist, Anders (ed.), pp. 283–292 | Article