Natascha Pomino, Eva-Maria Remberger & Julia Zwink. From formal linguistic theory to the art of historical editions: The multifaceted dimensions of Romance linguistics, Vienna University Press / v&r, pp.215-226, 2023
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In this paper, I will present a new analysis of a class of infinitives that appear in Old Sardinian documents. These rhizotonic infinitives, which belong in most cases to the second class, present at first sight a short form and the lengthening of the root consonant (kerre instead of *kerer ‘to ask, to want’, tenne instead of *tener ‘to hold’). Previous analyses (Wagner 1984 [1941], Blasco Ferrer 1984, 2003, Molinu 2013) have treated the evolution of these verbs on the assumption that one must subtract or add phonological material to an already inflected form. To this analysis that appeals to phonology, invoking segmental and prosodic constraints, I contrast another that, inspired by the principles of Distributed Morphology (cf. Halle & Marantz 1993), puts the emphasis on the conditions of locality between morphemes and exponents and reduces the weight of lexicon and phonological output constraints.
Montpellier et Paris, cités savantes Pour une histoire comparée de Romania et de la Revue des Langues romanes (RLaR), Gilda Caiti-Russo, Oct 2021, Montpellier, France