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Germanic syntax

Author: Stefan Müller

Key Words: Germanic, V2, valency, scrambling, adjunct, verbal complex, passive, clause type, expletive, HPSG Light

Müller, Stefan. 2023. Germanic syntax: A constraint-based view (Textbooks in Language Sciences 12). Berlin: Language Science Press. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7733033.

This book provides an overview of the syntax of the Germanic languages. The analyses are provided in the framework of HPSG Light, which is a simplified version of HPSG.

Outline

1. A general overview of the Germanic languages
2. Phenomena
3. Phrase structure grammars and X-theory
4. Valence, argument order and adjunct placement
5. The verbal complex
6. Verb position: Verb first and verb second
7. Passive
8. Clause types and expletives

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