LiVVaL

Linguaggio e Variazione | Variation in Language


LiVVaL Linguaggio e Variazione | Variation in Language

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Aims & Scope
The series aims to present studies on linguistic variation in a broad sense, from the micro-variation that is found among varieties and related dialects to the macro-variation that is the object of study of language universals. The series hosts contributions based on any theoretical or applied approach, suitable for defining research questions and giving qualitative or quantitative analyses to issues regarding the interactions among language modules (lexicon, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, phonology and morphology) and the linguistic attitudes of speakers and communities. Contributions may deal with typical aspects of multilingual situations (languages of immigration and heritage languages) or bilectalism (bilingualism with local, regional, national languages), provide analyses of single phenomena in the micro- or macro-comparative perspectives, study the complex variation of language and identity, diatopic variation and diachronic change in the languages of Europe. The series aims to be a reference point for the study of Italian and Italoromance varieties in the pan-Romance and pan-European perspectives. Monographs and collective volumes are accepted in English or Italian. Other languages will be considered if relevant to the subject of the contribution.

e-ISSN 2974-6574 | ISSN 2974-6981 | Language en, it |

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  • Psych Predicates in Romance Languages
  • Niklas Wiskandt, Elga Cremades Cortiella, Rolf Kailuweit
  • April 29, 2026
  • This volume collects a broad selection of research perspectives on psych predicates in Romance languages. The individual chapters present studies on different languages – Spanish, Catalan, Italian, French, and Latin, among others – as well as sub-phenomena – the psych alternation, dative-experiencer verbs, psych nouns, and light verb constructions. Different methodologies and theoretical approaches complement each other and benefit from discussions across framework boundaries. For instance, there are different opinions across the chapters on how to classify the pronominal constructions of object-experiencer verbs: are they anticausatives, autocausatives, antipassives? The volume also highlights the value of an interaction between theoretical and data-driven approaches, as empirical chapters in the volume show that data sometimes contradict the assumptions made on theoretical grounds. Finally, the cross-linguistic studies in some contributions complement findings on individual languages in the other chapters.