The Syntax of German

ISBN-13: 9781009289450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 385 str.

Hubert (Universitat Salzburg) Haider

Opis

A broad coverage of German syntax, providing an in-depth look at object-verb sentence formation in comparison with other languages.

Spis treści

Foreword; Abbreviations; List of tables and figures; 1. A comparative survey: German – V2 and partially 'OV'; 2. The functional architecture of a German clause – facts and controversies; 3. Targeting the clause initial position - German wh-constructions; 4. Targeting left: clause internal word order and word order variation; 5. Targeting the right edge – extraposition; 6. Case: a nominative-accusative language with a four way case paradigm; 7. Non-finite verbs and their constructions; References.