Scandinavian Object Shift and Optimality Theory
Vikner, Sten, Engels, Eva
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Description for Scandinavian Object Shift and Optimality Theory
Hardcover. This book presents an account of object shift, a word order phenomenon found in most of the Scandinavian languages where an object occurs unexpectedly to the left and not to the right of a sentential adverbial. With new and original observations, it is an important addition to the fields of phonology, optimality theory and theoretical syntax. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AC; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
This book presents an account of object shift, a word order phenomenon found in most of the Scandinavian languages where an object occurs unexpectedly to the left and not to the right of a sentential adverbial. With new and original observations, it is an important addition to the fields of phonology, optimality theory and theoretical syntax.
This book presents an account of object shift, a word order phenomenon found in most of the Scandinavian languages where an object occurs unexpectedly to the left and not to the right of a sentential adverbial. With new and original observations, it is an important addition to the fields of phonology, optimality theory and theoretical syntax.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137431639
SKU
V9781137431639
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Vikner, Sten, Engels, Eva
Sten Vikner is Associate Professor in English linguistics, University of Aarhus, Denmark. His previous publications include Verb Movement and Expletive Subjects in the Germanic Languages and Studies in Comparative Germanic Syntax (co-edited), and he is the Editor of the Nordic Journal of Linguistics. He researches Germanic comparative syntax, with a particular interest in how and why word order varies between ... Read more
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