Past Participles from Latin to Romance: Volume 133

Author/Contributor(s):	Laurent, Richard
Publisher:	University of California Press
Date:	11/15/1999
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

From Latin through the Romance languages, which types of past participle survived? Which older, "irregular" types disappeared and which older, "regular" types proliferated? Which new types of past participles emerged, which proved popular in standard Romance languages, and which exist in a wide range of dialects? The author explores reasons for the expansion or contraction of each type, in each area.