This chapter places major linguistic varieties within the Iberian Peninsula vis-à-vis each other and also in relation to the broader Romance context. The largely a-theoretical description is based on an ad hoc set of salient surface aspects, from phonetics to morphology and syntax. Rather than… read more
The sequencing between an infinitive and clitics in pre-modern Spanish changed from the absence of any principle in Latin to variable proclisis (13th century), prevalent proclisis (15th century), and finally categorical enclisis as a complete trend reversal (17th century). The strong increase in… read more