This study deals with aspectuality in Resian, a Slovene-based variety of north-eastern Italy, and the probable role of Romance influence on developments in this domain. In part, these findings are compared with the situation found with other non-Romance linguistic varieties spoken in Italy, especially Molise Slavic. The functional-semantic field of aspectuality is considered both in relation to its grammatical centre, viz. verbal aspect, and its lexical periphery. Language contact plays an important role in the almost complete transition of the Resian dual aspect system to a purely derivational opposition “imperfective : perfective”, also absorbing most of its prior morphosyntactic opposition “imperfect : aorist : perfect”. Furthermore, the special aspectual selection properties of phasal verbs and the role of aspect in the functions of modal verbs merit particular mention in this respect. In the case of lexical and periphrastic means of expression, a number of calqued progressive and prospective (imminent) periphrases, mostly calqued from Romance models, are discussed.
University of Konstanz, Germany - ORCID: 0009-0003-4338-8826
Chapter Title
Aspektualität im Resianischen und die Rolle des Sprachkontakts
Authors
Malinka Pila
Language
German
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0184-1.09
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Publication Year
2023
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Book Title
L’aspettualità nel contatto linguistico: lingue slave e oltre
Book Subtitle
Resistenza, ristrutturazione ed innovazione dell’aspetto verbale e della sua periferia sotto l’influsso di varietà alloglotte. Atti del 3º Convegno Internazionale Costanza/Hegne, 16-20 giugno 2019
Editors
Walter Breu, Malinka Pila
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Number of Pages
346
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0184-1
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0183-4
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0184-1
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0185-8
Series Title
Biblioteca di Studi Slavistici
Series ISSN
2612-7687
Series E-ISSN
2612-7679