Studies on Old High German syntax : left sentence periphery, verb placement and verb-second /

This monograph is the first book-length study on Old High German syntax from a generative perspective in twenty years. It provides an in-depth exploration of the Old High German pre-verb-second grammar by answering the following questions: To what extent did generalized verb movement exist in Old Hi...

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Main Author: Axel, Katrin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Amsterdam, the Netherlands ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007
Series:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 112.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Studies on Old High German Syntax; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. VERB MOVEMENT; 3. VERB-FIRST DECLARATIVES; 4. LEFT SENTENCE PERIPHERY AND XP-MOVEMENT; 5. PRONOUN PLACEMENT AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE; 6. NULL SUBJECTS AND VERB PLACEMENT; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; INDEX; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.