The Function of Function Words and Functional Categories
Published on 25. August 2005
Book
Hardback
292 pages
978-90-272-2802-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume brings together papers which address a range of issues regarding the syntax of function words and functional categories in the Germanic languages. The works offered in this volume derive specifically from comparative studies of Germanic; at the same time they all bear directly on long-standing problems in syntactic theory and universal grammar. The contributions include novel theoretical and empirical approaches to infinitives, the syntax and acquisition of Verb Second, the structure and interpretation of present tense, the syntax and semantics of reflexives, the relationship between expletive syntax and the EPP, the syntax of possession, and the DP-internal syntax of pronouns. Some contributions present the results of experimental research which provide an entirely fresh perspective on previously unchallenged claims.
Reviews / Votes
I enjoyed reading this exciting book as thoroughly as very few collective volumes in recent years. To start with the basics, the solid and firm hand of the two editors shows through the impeccable editing throughout the book: from the selection of the papers included to the impressive absence of formatting discrepancies and typos. -- Phoevos Panagiotidis, Department of Humanities, Cyprus College, on Linguist List 17.799, 2006More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
700 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-2802-4 (9789027228024)
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Marcel den Dikken | Christina Tortora
The Function of Function Words and Functional Categories
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08/2005
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Content
1. Acknowledgements; 2. Introduction: The Function of Function Words and Functional Categories (by Dikken, Marcel den); 3. Verb second as a function of Merge (by Zwart, C. Jan-Wouter); 4. Nonnative acquisition of Verb Second: On the empirical underpinnings of universal L2 claims (by Bohnacker, Ute); 5. Clause Union and Clausal Position (by Bayer, Josef); 6. Explaining Expl (by Richards, Marc); 7. Reflexives in contexts of reduced valency: German vs. Dutch (by Lekakou, Marika); 8. Simple Tense (by Wyngaerd, Guido Vanden); 9. Possessor licensing, definiteness and case in Scandinavian (by Julien, Marit); 10. Pronouns are Determiners After All (by Roehrs, Dorian)