TY - BOOK
T1 - Syntactic Variation in Insular Scandinavian
A2 - Thráinsson, Höskuldur
A2 - Heycock, Caroline
A2 - Petersen, Hjalmar
A2 - Hansen, Zakaris Svabo
PY - 2017/7/18
Y1 - 2017/7/18
N2 - This book presents the latest research on the syntax of the “Insular Scandinavian” languages (Faroese and Icelandic), with contributions from thirteen experts, and a significant introductory chapter by the four editors. The topics covered include some that have figured extensively in recent literature on Scandinavian syntax and its implications for syntactic theory: case, agreement, embedded clause word order, stylistic fronting, and the nature of “expletive” constructions. The volume is conceived around the topic of variation, both within and between the two languages studied—as well as more generally—and stands out for the wealth of new empirical detail from both Faroese and Icelandic, relating to each of the topics and theoretical issues discussed. Each chapter is written in a way to make it accessible to a wide audience within linguistics.
AB - This book presents the latest research on the syntax of the “Insular Scandinavian” languages (Faroese and Icelandic), with contributions from thirteen experts, and a significant introductory chapter by the four editors. The topics covered include some that have figured extensively in recent literature on Scandinavian syntax and its implications for syntactic theory: case, agreement, embedded clause word order, stylistic fronting, and the nature of “expletive” constructions. The volume is conceived around the topic of variation, both within and between the two languages studied—as well as more generally—and stands out for the wealth of new empirical detail from both Faroese and Icelandic, relating to each of the topics and theoretical issues discussed. Each chapter is written in a way to make it accessible to a wide audience within linguistics.
KW - syntax
KW - Scandinavian languages
KW - Icelandic
KW - Faroese
U2 - 10.1075/sigl.1
DO - 10.1075/sigl.1
M3 - Book
SN - 978 90 272 0856 9
T3 - Studies in Germanic Linguistics
BT - Syntactic Variation in Insular Scandinavian
PB - John Benjamins Publishing Company
CY - Amsterdam
ER -