The Development of Latin Perfect in Some Romance Languages: the Case of Spanish, French and Catalan Cover Image

La evolución del perfecto latino en algunas lenguas románicas: el caso del español, el francés y el catalán
The Development of Latin Perfect in Some Romance Languages: the Case of Spanish, French and Catalan

Author(s): Marta Pawłowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: past tenses; analogy; perfectum; preterite simple; preterite compound

Summary/Abstract: The following paper attempts to examine the development of Latin perfectum in three Romance languages: Spanish, French and Catalan. In particular, we focus on the relations between analogical changes and frequency of use. The languages we have chosen present various possibilities of this development.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 141-150
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Spanish