The Development of the Definite Article from Latin to Spanish and Portuguese [electronic resource] / Eduardo D. Faingold.

A study analyzed the emergence of the definite article in language history from classical Latin to vulgar Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, and Rumanian. It traces the grammaticalization of demonstratives into both nominative and accusative definite articles, both pre- and post-nominal. It is shown that b...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Faingold, Eduardo D.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
Subjects:	Determiners (Languages) Diachronic Linguistics. Form Classes (Languages) Grammar. Latin. Portuguese. Romance Languages. Rumanian. Spanish. Uncommonly Taught Languages.