Syntax of Icelandic

Klappentext A guide to the structure of Icelandic, focusing on characteristics that have contributed greatly to syntactic research. Zusammenfassung Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language! with aspects of its word order! clause structure! agreement patterns! inflection and case system arousing much theoretical interest and debate in recent years. This is an informative guide to the structure of Icelandic! focusing on those characteristics that have contributed greatly to syntactic research. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Word order and clause structure; 3. Order of elements within the phrases; 4. Case, agreement, grammatical relations and thematic roles; 5. Passives, middles and unaccusatives; 6. Expletive constructions and clause structure; 7. Fronting, focussing, extraposition and NP-shift; 8. Finite and non-finite complements and adjuncts; 9. Pronouns, reflexives and empty categories.

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• Authors: H. Skuldur Thr Insson, H¿skuldur Thr¿sson, Hoskuldur Thrainsson, Höskuldur Thráinsson
• Assisted by: J. Bresnan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521597906
• ISBN: 978-0-521-59790-6
• No. of pages: 576
• Series: Cambridge Syntax Guides; Cambridge Syntax Guides
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology