Rivista | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale
Fascicolo | 50 | 2016
Articolo | The Interpretation of Indefinites with Adnominal Adjectives in the Sicilian Dialects
The Interpretation of Indefinites with Adnominal Adjectives in the Sicilian Dialects
- Vincenzo Nicolò Di Caro - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email
Abstract
Indefinite nominals can typically be modified by pre- or postnominal adjectives in Romance languages. With the exception of a small group of adjectives concerning physical or moral characteristics whose meaning changes according to their pre- or postnominal use, the position of an attributive adjective does not alter its meaning. However, prenominal adjectives in a Spanish indefinite trigger its specific interpretation, thus preventing its variable reading; the same phenomenon obtains also in Catalan. The aim of this paper is to discuss specific cases in some Sicilian dialects – mainly in the dialect of Delia (province of Caltanissetta) – in order to provide further evidence of the fact that prenominal evaluative adjectives force the specific interpretation of indefinites in Romance. Since Sicilian dialects do not typically display prenominal adjectives, this paper will therefore draw on elatives to check whether Sicilian shows a parallel restriction in the postnominal position.
Presentato: 12 Aprile 2016 | Accettato: 01 Agosto 2016 | Pubblicato 30 Settembre 2016 | Lingua: it
Keywords Elatives • Sicilian dialects • Non-specific interpretation • Qualificative adjectives
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dc.title |
The Interpretation of Indefinites with Adnominal Adjectives in the Sicilian Dialects |
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dc.contributor.author |
Di Caro Vincenzo Nicolò |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
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Articolo |
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it |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2016/1/the-interpretation-of-indefinites-with-adnominal-a/ |
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dc.description.abstract |
Indefinite nominals can typically be modified by pre- or postnominal adjectives in Romance languages. With the exception of a small group of adjectives concerning physical or moral characteristics whose meaning changes according to their pre- or postnominal use, the position of an attributive adjective does not alter its meaning. However, prenominal adjectives in a Spanish indefinite trigger its specific interpretation, thus preventing its variable reading; the same phenomenon obtains also in Catalan. The aim of this paper is to discuss specific cases in some Sicilian dialects – mainly in the dialect of Delia (province of Caltanissetta) – in order to provide further evidence of the fact that prenominal evaluative adjectives force the specific interpretation of indefinites in Romance. Since Sicilian dialects do not typically display prenominal adjectives, this paper will therefore draw on elatives to check whether Sicilian shows a parallel restriction in the postnominal position. |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Vol. 50 | Settembre 2016 |
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dc.issued |
2016-09-30 |
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dc.dateAccepted |
2016-08-01 |
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dc.dateSubmitted |
2016-04-12 |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
2499-1562 |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.14277/2499-1562/AnnOc-50-16-2 |
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dc.peer-review |
yes |
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dc.subject |
Elatives |
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dc.subject |
Elatives |
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dc.subject |
Non-specific interpretation |
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dc.subject |
Non-specific interpretation |
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dc.subject |
Qualificative adjectives |
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dc.subject |
Qualificative adjectives |
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dc.subject |
Sicilian dialects |
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dc.subject |
Sicilian dialects |
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