Maltese (Descriptive Grammars) - Hardcover

Azzopardi-Alexander, Marie; Borg, Albert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415022436 ISBN 13: 9780415022439

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

Focusing primarily on Standard Maltese, the authors clarify many areas which, until now, remain undefined, with emphasis on syntax and intonation. English loanwords continue to find their way into Standard Maltese, especially as the Maltese inhabitants become increasingly bilingual, and the variations are studied, as well as their morphological behavior. The book describes the syntactic, morphological and phonological structure of Maltese as one integrated linguistic system composed of different strands (Arabic, Romance and English).

About this title

Synopsis:

Maltese , the national language of the Island of Malta, is spoken by almost 400,000 people. This book focuses on Standard Maltese and serves to clarify many areas which, until now remain undefined, specifically in the areas of syntax and intonation. English loanwords continue to find their way into Standard Maltese, especially as Maltese inhabitants become increasingly bilingual, and their variations are studied, as well as their morphological behaviour. Complying with the Descriptive Grammars series profile, Albert Borg provides a meticulous linguistical analysis of Maltese which will be appreciated by all linguists, for the purposes of both cross-language comparisons and the study of specific linguistic, such as language universals, language typology, comparative syntax, morphology and phonology. Professor Borg is currently Chairman at the Institute of Linguistics at the University of Malta.

About the Author:

Marie Azzopardi-Alexander is Executive Director of the Institute of Linguistics at the University of Malta.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415022436
• ISBN 13: 9780415022439
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416