Structures and Transformations

Structures and Transformations
Author: Christopher J. Pountain
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1983
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780389204367

Structural linguists have focused on the morphological patternings of the Romance verb system, both from the point of view of systematizing variation and of mapping meaning on the form. Transformationalists, however, have tended to focus on the English auxiliaries. This book fills a gap in previous accounts by investigating the syntax of Romance verb-form usage, concerning both the verb itself and a simple sentence and such phenomena as sequence of tense in complex sentences. Adopting both a synchronic and diachronic perspective, and combining the approaches of structuralists and transformationalists, the author argues that there are still valid ideas to be drawn from the pre-Chomskyan concern with paradigmatic structure.

The Romance Verb

The Romance Verb
Author: Martin Maiden
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2018
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0199660212

This book is the first comprehensive comparative-historical survey of patterns of alternation in the Romance verb that persist through time but have long ceased to be conditioned by any phonological or functional determinant. It explores the status of these patterns and their persistence, self-replication, and reinforcement over time.

The Romance Verb

The Romance Verb
Author: Martin Maiden
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018
Genre: Romance languages
ISBN: 9780191800375

This is a comprehensive comparative-historical survey of patterns of alternation in the Romance verb that persist through time but have long ceased to be conditioned by any phonological or functional determinant. The work explores the status of these patterns and their persistence, self-replication, and reinforcement over time.

Stop Blaming, Start Loving!

Stop Blaming, Start Loving!
Author: William Hudson O'Hanlon
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1996
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780393314618

This fresh, new approach to relationships goes beyond analyzing them to changing them, even if one partner isn't interested. Using a solution-oriented approach, the authors show readers how to break free of old patterns in days or weeks--rather than months or years--improve their sex lives, get over past hurts, and more. "An excellent resource for anyone who wants to have a healthy relationship".--Bernie Siegel, M.D.

Verb Movement in Romance

Verb Movement in Romance
Author: Norma Schifano
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2018
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0198804644

This book provides a detailed account of verb movement across more than twenty standard and non-standard Romance varieties. Norma Schifano examines the position of the verb with respect to a wide selection of hierarchically-ordered adverbs, as laid out in Cinque's (1999) seminal work. She uses extensive empirical data to demonstrate that, contrary to traditional assumptions, it is possible to identify at least four distinct macro-typologies in the Romance languages: these macro-typologies stem from a compensatory mechanism between syntax and morphology in licensing the Tense, Aspect, and Mood interpretation of the verb. The volume adopts a hybrid cartographic/minimalist approach, in which cartography provides the empirical tools of investigation, and minimalist theory provides the technical motivations for the movement phenomena that are observed. It provides a valuable tool for the examination of fundamental morphosyntactic properties from a cross-Romance perspective, and constitutes a useful point of departure for further investigations into the nature and triggers of verb movement cross-linguistically.

Love is a Verb

Love is a Verb
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441204024

Dr. Gary Chapman has spent his life helping people communicate love more effectively and in turn build more satisfying and lasting relationships. His book The Five Love Languages is a regular on the New York Times Best Sellers list--even after being in print for fifteen years--and has made the term "love language" a part of everyday speech. Love Is a Verb takes his teaching to the next level. Rather than a typical marriage self-help book filled with lengthy explanations of principles and techniques, it is a compilation of true stories displaying love in action. These stories--written by everyday people--go straight to the hearts of readers, who often say that illustrations are the most effective parts of a book. Gary Chapman adds a "Love Lesson" to each story, showing readers how they can apply the same principles to their own relationships.

Verb Second in Medieval Romance

Verb Second in Medieval Romance
Author: Sam Wolfe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2019
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0198804679

This volume provides the first book-length study of the controversial topic of Verb Second and related properties in a range of Medieval Romance varieties. The findings have widespread implications for the understanding of both the key typological property of Verb Second and the development of Latin into the modern Romance languages.