The Function of FunctionWords and Functional Categories; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; The function of function words and functional categories; Verb second as a function of Merge*; Nonnative acquisition of verb second; Clause union and clausal position; Explaining Expl; Reflexives in contexts of reduced valency: German vs. Dutch; Simple tense; Possessor licensing, definiteness and case in Scandinavian; Pronouns are determiners after all; Index; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.
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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 betwe.
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Title
Function of function words and functional categories.
International Standard Book Number
9789027228024
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Functionalism (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Function words.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Grammatical categories.
Catégories grammaticales.
Fonctionnalisme (Linguistique)
Mots fonctionnels.
Categorieën (taalkunde)
Functionalism (Linguistics)
Germaanse talen.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Function words.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Grammatical categories.
Grammaticale functie.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Syntax.