TY - JOUR
T1 - Fostes tu?
T2 - Analogical Change in European Portuguese and the Case of the Second Person Singular in the Simple Past (Indicative)
AU - Guilherme, Ana
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F03213%2F2020/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F03213%2F2020/PT#
UIDB/03213/2020
UIDP/03213/2020
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This paper sets out to study the second person–number marking in the (indicative) simple past in the history of European Portuguese, with a particular focus on morphological innovations such as fostes tu, which are considered deviant. These innovations, according to some brief descriptions in the literature (cf. Piel 1989; Williams 1994), are considered a case of morphological change by analogy; however, it remains to be determined whether it is a case of analogical extension or, possibly, leveling that would have resulted in syncretism. Based on data retrieved from private letters from the 16th to the 20th century by almost illiterate authors, we will argue that this innovation results from an analogical extension, motivated by morphological and pragmatic factors.
AB - This paper sets out to study the second person–number marking in the (indicative) simple past in the history of European Portuguese, with a particular focus on morphological innovations such as fostes tu, which are considered deviant. These innovations, according to some brief descriptions in the literature (cf. Piel 1989; Williams 1994), are considered a case of morphological change by analogy; however, it remains to be determined whether it is a case of analogical extension or, possibly, leveling that would have resulted in syncretism. Based on data retrieved from private letters from the 16th to the 20th century by almost illiterate authors, we will argue that this innovation results from an analogical extension, motivated by morphological and pragmatic factors.
KW - (Indicative) simple past
KW - Morphological change
KW - Analogy
KW - Private letters
KW - Historical pragmatics
U2 - https://doi.org/10.3390/languages9050176
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/languages9050176
M3 - Article
SN - 2226-471X
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - Languages
JF - Languages
IS - 5
M1 - 176
ER -