The Next Century of Maltese Linguistics - (Studia Typologica [Sttyp]) by Maike Vorholt & Raffaello Bezzina & Michela Vella (Hardcover)

About the Book

This volume presents 14 papers showcasing recent research across multiple areas of Maltese linguistics. Besides exploring topics like the Maltese lexicon, syntax, morphology, historical linguistics, and phonology, the collection also features studie

Book Synopsis

This volume presents contemporary research across various facets of Maltese linguistics. Part I examines Maltese from a diachronic perspective and phonological developments. The studies in Part II address morphology and syntax, namely, agreement, derivation, secondary predication, coordinated prepositions, and object reduplication. Part III sheds light on applied linguistics and recent advancements in Maltese. Lastly, the papers in Part IV discuss synonymy. Several papers offer comparative analyses between Maltese and other Romance or Semitic languages. The insights gained regarding Maltese contribute to research on related languages, as well as to general and typological linguistics.

About the Author

Raffaello Bezzina, Michela Vella, both Universtiy of Malta; Maike Vorholt, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.