The Role of Inflection in Scandinavian Syntax (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax) - Hardcover

Holmberg, Anders

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195067452 ISBN 13: 9780195067453

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1995

Synopsis

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 and 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 detailed and comprehensive study to date of the interplay of case, subject-verb agreement, and other grammatical properties in the syntax of related languages, this book offers important insights for professional linguists and students with an interest in generative grammar, typology/comparative grammar, or Scandinavian and Germanic languages.

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Review

This book is well researched drawing from insights of linguists around the world. (Notes on Linguistics)

Synopsis

This study presents a theory of the role which subject-verb agreement and case morphology plays in syntax, based mainly on a detailed comparison of the syntactic and inflectional properties of the Scandinavian languages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195067452
• ISBN 13: 9780195067453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 262