The role of inflection in Scandinavian syntax /
In this book, Holmberg and Platzack present a theory of the role which subject-verb agreement and case morphology play in syntax. Their theory is based mainly on a detailed comparison of syntactical inflectional properties in the various Scandinavian languages, although many other languages are disc...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1995.
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| Series: | Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | In this book, Holmberg and Platzack present a theory of the role which subject-verb agreement and case morphology play in syntax. Their theory is based mainly on a detailed comparison of syntactical inflectional properties in the various Scandinavian languages, although many other languages are discussed as well. The theoretical issues discussed include abstract vs. morphological case, functional heads, verb-second, null subjects and other empty categories, pronouns and clitics, various impersonal constructions, long distance reflexives, and the double object construction. Probably the most de. |
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| Item Description: | Errata inserted. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 253 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1423737008 9781423737001 160129803X 9781601298034 9780195067460 0195067460 9780195067453 0195067452 |
