Comparative Studies in Germanic Syntax
From Afrikaans to Zurich German
Published on 22. November 2006
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Hardback
332 pages
978-90-272-3361-5 (ISBN)
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This selection of papers presented at the 20th Comparative Germanic Syntax Workshop brings together contributions that address issues in syntactic predication and studies in the nominal system, as well as papers on data from the history of English and German. Showing a strong comparative commitment, the contributions include studies on previously neglected data on case and predicative structures in Icelandic and other Germanic languages, on the (non-)syntactic distinction of predicative vs. argument NP/DPs, on quirky V2 in Afrikaans, the pronominal system, resumptive pronouns with relative clauses in Zurich German, as well as historical papers on word-formation processes, on auxiliary selection in relation to counter factuality, and on the development of VO-OV orders in the history of English. This volume presents a wide range of studies that enrich both the theoretical understanding and the empirical foundation of comparative research on the Germanic languages.
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Language
English
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-3361-5 (9789027233615)
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Comparative Studies in Germanic Syntax
From Afrikaans to Zurich German
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1. From Afrikaans to Zurich German: Comparative Studies in Germanic Syntax (by Hartmann, Jutta); 2. Part I - Studies on predication; 3. The Nom/Acc alternation in Germanic (by Sigurdsson, Halldor Armann); 4. Shape conservation, Holmberg's generalization and predication (by Koeneman, Olaf); 5. Quirky verb-second in Afrikaans: Complex predicates and head movement (by Vos, Mark de); 6. Nominal arguments and nominal predicates (by Julien, Marit); 7. Part II - Studies on the (pro)nominal system; 8. Pronominal noun phrases, number specifications, and null nouns (by Roehrs, Dorian); 9. Toward a syntactic theory of number neutralisation: The Dutch pronouns je 'you' and ze 'them'. (by Postma, Gertjan); 10. Long relativization in Zurich German as resumptive prolepsis (by Salzmann, Martin); 11. Part III - Historical studies; 12. Auxiliary selection and counterfactuality in the history of English and Germanic (by McFadden, Thomas); 13. Loss of residual "head final" orders and remnant fronting in Late Middle English: Causes and consequences (by Biberauer, Theresa); 14. Syntactic sources of word-formation processes: Evidence from Old English and Old High German (by Trips, Carola); 15. Index