Abstract: Abstract This contribution deals with the -a inflection in Italian varieties, which realizes plural as well as feminine singular. Thus the -a inflection externalizes apparently irreducible contents (singular/plural). We try to answer the question whether it is possible to unify these two readings. Feminine plural -a alternating with masculine singular characterize standard Italian and many South-Italian dialects (§§ 1–3). On the contrary, in North-Lombard, Romansh and North-Tuscany varieties -a characterizes feminine singular and plural, wh...
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