Language & Linguistics, Linguistics & Semiotics - General & Miscellaneous, Comparative Grammar
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Overview
Dikken and Tortora (both City U. of New York) present a collection of eight papers selected from presentations made at the 19th Comparative Germanic Syntax Workshop held at CUNY in June 2004. All derive from comparative studies of Germanic while at the same time addressing long-standing problems in syntactic theory and universal grammar. Specific topics addressed include verb second as a function of Merge; nonnative acquisition of verb second; clause union and clausal position; the facts and patterns of Expl-distribution; a comparison of reflexives in contexts of reduced valency in German and Dutch; a comparison of simple present tense in English and its equivalent in several other European languages; possessor licensing, definiteness and case in Scandinavian; and pronouns as determiners. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORBook Details
Published
August 1, 2005
Publisher
Benjamins, John Publishing Company
Pages
302
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9789027228024