The Function of Function Words and Functional Categories

This volume brings together papers which address a range of issues regarding the syntax of function words and functional categories in the Germanic languages. The works offered in this volume derive specifically from comparative studies of Germanic; at the same time they all bear directly on long-st...

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Main Authors Dikken, Marcel den, Tortora, Christina
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands John Benjamins Publishing Company 2005
John Benjamins
Edition1
SeriesLinguistik Artuell/Linguistics Today S
Subjects
Function words
Functionalism (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general
Grammatical categories
Language
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Summary:This volume brings together papers which address a range of issues regarding the syntax of function words and functional categories in the Germanic languages. The works offered in this volume derive specifically from comparative studies of Germanic; at the same time they all bear directly on long-standing problems in syntactic theory and universal grammar. The contributions include novel theoretical and empirical approaches to infinitives, the syntax and acquisition of Verb Second, the structure and interpretation of present tense, the syntax and semantics of reflexives, the relationship between expletive syntax and the EPP, the syntax of possession, and the DP-internal syntax of pronouns. Some contributions present the results of experimental research which provide an entirely fresh perspective on previously unchallenged claims.
ISBN:9789027294333
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