Clause structure and word order in the history of German / edited by Agnes Jäeger, Gisella Ferraresi, and Helmut Weiss.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jäeger, Agnes, editor.

Ferraresi, Gisella, editor.

Weiss, Helmut, editor.

Series:

Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 28.

Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German language--Grammar, Historical.

German language.

German language--Clauses--History.

German language--Word order--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This volume presents the first comprehensive generative account of the historical syntax of German. Leading scholars in the field survey a range of topics and offer new insights into multiple central aspects of clause structure and word order, including verb placement, adverbial connectives, pronominal syntax, and information-structural factors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

ISBN:

0-19-185141-8

0-19-254307-5