Verb Movement and Expletive Subjects in the Germanic Languages.

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This book is the study of two different kinds of variation across the Germanic languages. One involves the position of the finite verb, and the other the possible positions of the ""logical"" subject in constructions with expletive (or ""dummy"") subjects. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vikner, Sten
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Series:Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
Subjects:
Germanic languages > Verb phrase.
Germanic languages > Syntax.
Germanic languages > Subjectless constructions.
Generative grammar.
Government-binding theory (Linguistics)
Langues germaniques > Syntagme verbal.
Langues germaniques > Syntaxe.
Langues germaniques > Impersonnels.
Grammaire générative.
Théorie du liage et du gouvernement (Linguistique)
Generative grammar
Germanic languages > Syntax
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book is the study of two different kinds of variation across the Germanic languages. One involves the position of the finite verb, and the other the possible positions of the ""logical"" subject in constructions with expletive (or ""dummy"") subjects. The book applies the theory of Principles-and-Parameters to the study of comparative syntax. Several languages are considered, including less frequently discussed ones like Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, and Yiddish.
Physical Description:1 online resource (305 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195359251
0195359259

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