SOME REMARKS ON THE EVOLUTION OF RESTRICTIVE PARTICLES FROM LATIN TO MODERN ROMANCE LANGUAGES
SOME REMARKS ON THE EVOLUTION OF RESTRICTIVE PARTICLES FROM LATIN TO MODERN ROMANCE LANGUAGES
Author(s): Nicoleta SavaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Philology
Published by: Ovidius University Press
Keywords: restrictive adverbs; exceptive; quantifier; metalinguistic negation; prejacent;
Summary/Abstract: The article investigates the evolution of two types of restrictive constructions that exist in all Romance languages: restrictive adverbs and exceptive constructions that involve an overt negator. Starting from the observations that both patterns exist in all Romance languages, the article traces their origin to Classical Latin and Vulgar Latin, respectively, analyzing the changes in their syntactic properties throughout the ages. The main morphological and syntactic aspects investigated for restrictive adverbs are agreement with their associate focused phrase and the relaxed or strict position with respect thereto. In relation to exceptive constructions, particular attention is paid to the relation between negation and the exceptive.
Journal: Analele Universităţii Ovidius din Constanţa. Seria Filologie
- Issue Year: XXXVII/2026
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 329-339
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
