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Articolo | Postposed Articles and DP Structures in Torlak

Postposed Articles and DP Structures in Torlak

Abstract

This article sheds light on postposed articles and DP structures in Torlak, a non-standardised Balkan Slavic variety. Torlak and specifically Trgoviste-Torlak, unlike Bulgarian and Macedonian, does not exhibit MD. We argue that this scenery is due to a partial grammaticalization of the determiner, which is arguably an inflectional affix and maintains the demonstrative feature. In addition, we verify the nature of the Torlak DP and we make some considerations on the intermediate nature of this element with respect to the grammaticalization path, followed by the other Balkan Slavic varieties.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 20 Luglio 2021 | Accettato: 15 Ottobre 2021 | Pubblicato 20 Dicembre 2021 | Lingua: en

Keywords TorlakMultiple determinationDP structureBalkan SlavicArticles


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