Etudes sur la syntaxe et la sémantique de "tot" en roumain ancien et moderne.
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Summary, in English
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the functions of the word "tot" 'whole; each; all' in old and modern Romanian, by studying the syntax, morphology and semantics of this word as part of or in combination with a noun phrase (NP). An attempt is made to find out the status of "tot" in a classification of numerals, articles and adjectives.
The present work consists of four separate studies (i.e. parts A, B, C, D), representing different publications. In (A) and (C) the different senses and functions of "tot" referred to as "tot-I" 'the whole N', "tot-II" 'each N' and "tot-III" 'all the N' are investigated from the point of view of its position in relation to the NP, and also when combined with the definite clitic article "-L" (on the NP). Part (B) is focused on the semantics of "tot" in old Romanian, specifically on the ambiguity inherent in "tot-I" and "tot-II" (e.g. "tot orasul" may mean either 'the whole town' or "each town"). Part (D) provides an account of the morphological behaviour of this word when combined with an NP in the Genitive/Dative case.
The results suggest that the more numeral-like functions of "tot" have disappeared so that only the more adjective-like functions are left in the modern language.
The present work consists of four separate studies (i.e. parts A, B, C, D), representing different publications. In (A) and (C) the different senses and functions of "tot" referred to as "tot-I" 'the whole N', "tot-II" 'each N' and "tot-III" 'all the N' are investigated from the point of view of its position in relation to the NP, and also when combined with the definite clitic article "-L" (on the NP). Part (B) is focused on the semantics of "tot" in old Romanian, specifically on the ambiguity inherent in "tot-I" and "tot-II" (e.g. "tot orasul" may mean either 'the whole town' or "each town"). Part (D) provides an account of the morphological behaviour of this word when combined with an NP in the Genitive/Dative case.
The results suggest that the more numeral-like functions of "tot" have disappeared so that only the more adjective-like functions are left in the modern language.
Department/s
Publishing year
1998
Language
French
Publication/Series
Études Romanes de Lund
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Lund University Press
Topic
- Languages and Literature
Keywords
- övriga (språk och litteratur)
- Romanska språk
- Other Romance languages and literatures
Status
Published
Supervisor
- [unknown] [unknown]
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0347-0822
- ISBN: 91-7966-506-3
- ISRN: LUHSDF/HSRR--98/1024--SE+266
Defence date
31 January 1998
Defence time
11:15
Defence place
Carolinasalen, Lund.
Opponent
- Mioara Avram