Verb Movement and Clause Structure in Old Romanian

This book focuses on a stage in the history of the language that has not benefited so far from a thorough investigation within a formal theoretical framework. It is extremely valuable both in terms of its empirical coverage but also in terms of the subtlety with which the analysis captures unifying patterns for some Old Romanian facts that would otherwise seem disconnected. * Prof. Dr Marius Sala, Iorgu Iordan-Alexandru Rosetti Institute of Linguistics, Bucharest *
In this most interesting and well-researched work, authors Hill and Alboiu apply the techniques of historical generative syntax to a knotty problem in the synchronic syntax of Old Romanian with an eye as well to the diachronic syntax of Romanian more generally. This not only is a contribution to historical syntactic studies but it also enriches our understanding of a key, and often overlooked, member of the Romance language group. * Brian D. Joseph, The Ohio State University *
This data-rich, diachronic investigation of changes from Old to Modern Romanian provides a fascinating record of verb-movement and challenges some earlier views of the architecture of the clause, the expression of mood, and the structure of complementation. The book also asks questions about why certain languages are the way they are and how they each display certain cycles of change. The framework is cartographic, with sophisticated yet accessible argumentation, well-glossed examples and transparent trees. This book is highly recommended for its empirical coverage and theoretical insights. * Elly van Gelderen, Arizona State University *
recommend the book to linguists of any theoretical persuasion interested in Balkan linguistics, diachronic variation and the syntax of control structures. * Giuliana Giusti, Diachronica *