Freezing effects and objects

• Published in: Journal of linguistics Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 163 - 250
• Main Author: LOHNDAL, TERJE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Cambridge University Press 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Applicative theories; Argument structure; Checkable deposits; Comparative analysis; Comparative Linguistics; Descriptive studies and applied theories; English; English language; Freezing; Gift giving; Grammar; Grammatical agreement; Grammatical constructions; Language; Language use; Languages; Linguistics; Nominative case; Norwegian; Norwegian language; Syntactic Analysis; Syntactic Structures; Syntax; Verbs; Word order; Syntactic island; Indirect object; English; Syntactic position; Generative syntax; Comparative analysis; Syntax; Norwegian; Grammatical subject

This paper is an investigation of freezing effects, that is, cases where an element (e.g. an object or a subject, or an element within it) is unable to move from a certain structural position. An account of the most prominent properties of freezing in Norwegian is followed by a comparative study of...