Syntactic Reconstruction and Proto-Germanic

Zusatztext A significant empirical study of questions that abound in both synchronic Germanic linguistics and diachronic studies of Germanic inheritance. Informationen zum Autor George Walkden is a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics & English Language at the University of Manchester. His recently-completed PhD was carried out at the University of Cambridge (Clare College) under the supervision of David Willis. He is also the founding editor of the Historical Syntax online section of the Linguistic Society of America's flagship journal Language. Klappentext This book offers reconstructions of various syntactic properties of Proto-Germanic, including verb position in main clauses, the syntax of the wh-system, and the (non-)occurrence of null pronominal subjects and objects. Zusammenfassung This book offers reconstructions of various syntactic properties of Proto-Germanic, including verb position in main clauses, the syntax of the wh-system, and the (non-)occurrence of null pronominal subjects and objects. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: A methodology for syntactic reconstruction 3: Verb position in early Germanic main clauses 4: The wh-system of early Germanic 5: Null arguments in early Germanic 6: Conclusion References Index of languages and sources Index of subjects

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• Authors: George Walkden, George (Lecturer in English Linguistics Walkden, Walkden George
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2016
• EAN: 9780198783589
• ISBN: 978-0-19-878358-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics; Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics; Oxford Studies in Diachronic a
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Germanic and Scandinavian languages, Historical and comparative linguistics