Comparative studies in Germanic syntax : from A(frikaans) to Z(urich German) /
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,...
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
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| Series: | Linguistik aktuell ;
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: From Afrikaans to Zurich German : comparative studies in Germanic syntax / Jutta M. Hartmann / Laszlo Molnarfi
- I. Studies on predication
- Nom/Acc alternation in Germanic / Halldor Armann Sigurosson
- Shape conservation, Holmberg's generalization and predication / Olaf Koeneman
- Quirky verb-second in Afrikaans : complex predicates and head movement / Mark de Vos
- Nominal arguments and nominal predicates / Marit Julien
- II. Studies on the (pro)nominal system
- Pronominal noun phrases, number specifications, and null nouns / Dorian Roehrs
- Toward a syntactic theory of number neutralisation : the Dutch pronouns je 'you' and ze 'them' / Gertjan Postma
- Long relativization in Zurich German as resumptive prolepsis / Martin Salzmann
- III. Historical studies
- Auxiliary selection and counterfactuality in the history of English and Germanic / Thomas McFadden / Artemis Alexiadou
- loss of residual "head-final" orders and remnant fronting in late middle English : causes and consequences / Mary Theresa Biberauer / Ian Gareth Roberts.