Download or read book The Romance Verb written by Martin Maiden and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive comparative-historical survey of patterns of alternation in the Romance verb that persist through time but have long ceased to be conditioned by any phonological or functional determinant. It explores the status of these patterns and their persistence, self-replication, and reinforcement over time.