Subject properties in presentational sentences in Icelandic and Swedish

Auteurs-es

  • Annie Zaenen Stanford University
  • Elisabet Engdahl University of Gothenburg
  • Joan Maling Brandeis University and National Science Foundation

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.15845/bells.v8i1.1335

Résumé

We review the various non-canonical positions in which the thematically highest argument can occur in Icelandic and in Swedish. We show that NPs in these non-canonical positions have subject properties in both languages. We summarize the restrictions that we are aware of holding on the various positions and discuss whether they are configurational or thematic/semantic in nature. 

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2017-11-23

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Zaenen, Annie, Elisabet Engdahl, et Joan Maling. 2017. « Subject Properties in Presentational Sentences in Icelandic and Swedish ». Bergen Language and Linguistics Studies 8 (1). https://doi.org/10.15845/bells.v8i1.1335.

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Vol. 8 (2017): The very model of a modern linguist — in honor of Helge Dyvik

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© Annie Zaenen, Elisabet Engdahl, Joan Maling 2017

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Cette œuvre est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale 4.0 International.