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Syntactic variation in Insular Scandinavian / edited by HoÌskuldur ThraÌinsson, Caroline Heycock, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in Germanic linguistics ; volume 1.
- Studies in Germanic linguistics, 2452-2120 ; volume 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scandinavian languages--Syntax.
- Scandinavian languages.
- Scandinavian languages--Variation.
- Scandinavian languages--Case.
- Linguistic change--Scandinavia.
- Linguistic change.
- Construction (Linguistics).
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Case.
- Scandinavia--Languages.
- Scandinavia.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- 343 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- This book presents the latest research on the syntax of the "Insular Scandinavian" languages (Faroese and Icelandic), with contributions from thirteen experts, and a significant introductory chapter by the four editors. The topics covered include some that have figured extensively in recent literature on Scandinavian syntax and its implications for syntactic theory: case, agreement, embedded clause word order, stylistic fronting, and the nature of "expletive" constructions. The volume is conceived around the topic of variation, both within and between the two languages studied-as well as more generally-and stands out for the wealth of new empirical detail from both Faroese and Icelandic, relating to each of the topics and theoretical issues discussed. Each chapter is written in a way to make it accessible to a wide audience within linguistics; the book will be essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in the syntax of the Germanic languages.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Department of Germanic Languages Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Syntactic variation in Insular Scandinavian
- ISBN:
- 9789027208569
- 9027208565
- OCLC:
- 971539491
- Publisher Number:
- 99974306925
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