The function of function words and functional categories /

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-st...

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Other Authors: Dikken, Marcel den, 1965-, Tortora, Christina
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., ©2005.
Series:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 78.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (292 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027294333
902729433X
ISSN:0166-0829 ;