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date: 16 June 2025

Pronoun Systems in the Romance Languageslocked

Pronoun Systems in the Romance Languageslocked

  • Diego PescariniDiego PescariniCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Côte d'Azur University

Summary

Personal pronouns—in particular, clitic pronouns—show the greatest variation across the Romance languages. Modern varieties and historical vernaculars exhibit a kaleidoscopic degree of variation with respect to several syntactic parameters (placement, climbing, doubling, interpretation, etc.). Despite the apparent chaotic variation, some descriptive generalizations can be established on the basis of a rich and growing array of data.

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  • Language Families/Areas/Contact
  • Syntax

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