Studii de Stiinta si Cultura (Jan 2011)
Deflexivity Phenomena in French and Italian: Convergent Typological Evolutions?
Abstract
Our study provides a comparison of the diachronic evolution of French and Italian in order to bring out the points of convergence and the most characteristic differences in particular a typological point of view. Our approach is based on the systemic diachronic as well as the fundamental concept of déflexivité. It analyzes the reference to the personal sphere in the noun phrase (especially regarding the article and the demonstrative) and the expression of the person in the verb phrase) and shows a typological evolution "neo-insulating" for French and inflected for Italian.
