Participial Substantives of the Ata Type in the Romance Languages: With Special Reference to French (1912)

""Participial Substantives of the Ata Type in the Romance Languages: With Special Reference to French"" is a linguistic study published in 1912 by Luther Herbert Alexander. The book focuses on a particular type of noun found in the Romance languages, known as ""participial substantives of the ata type"". These nouns are formed from the past participle of a verb, followed by the suffix ""-ata"" or ""-ada"". The author examines the historical development of these nouns, tracing their origins back to Latin and exploring how they have evolved in different Romance languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. He also provides detailed examples of how these nouns are used in each language, and discusses their grammatical properties and syntactic functions. The book is aimed at linguists and scholars of Romance languages, but may also be of interest to anyone studying language structure and evolution. It is written in English, but includes numerous examples and quotations from the Romance languages, with translations provided where necessary. Overall, ""Participial Substantives of the Ata Type in the Romance Languages"" is a comprehensive and detailed exploration of a specific aspect of linguistic structure, offering insights into the history and development of the Romance languages.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.