LINGUISTIC FEATURES IN “GRAMATICA FIZICII” (1796)
LINGUISTIC FEATURES IN “GRAMATICA FIZICII” (1796)

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with a translation made by Amfilohie Hotiniul from Italian around 1790. Our objective is to identify and explain the linguistic traits of the text on the phonetic and morphosyntactic levels. Our analysis reveals phonetic and morphological features specific of the Moldovan dialect at the end of the 18th century, but it also brings into attention some interesting linguistic aspects which can be explained by the Italian influence on the translator, such as the high frequency of structures presenting the analytical marking of the genitive, the definiteness of the noun marked by la, the use of că with a relative pronoun value, passive patterns with the auxiliary vine or the impressive amount of the structures veni+infinitive, also calquing the corresponding Italian constructions.

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