| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 225 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today ; v. 173 |
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Linguistik aktuell ; v. 173.
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| Contents |
The Verbal Complex in Subordinate Clauses from Medieval to Modern German; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Factors influencing verb order in MHG; 3. Factors influencing verb order in ENHG; 4. Verbal complexes in contemporary German; 5. German clause structure and the prosody-syntax interface; 6. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today |
| Summary |
This research monograph is an empirical and theoretical study of clause-final verbal complexes in the history of German. The book presents corpus studies of Middle High German and Early New High German and surveys of contemporary varieties of German. These investigations of the verbal complex address not only the frequencies of the word orders, but also the linguistic factors that influence them. On that empirical basis, the analysis adopted is the classic verb-final approach, with alternative orders derived by Verb (Projection) Raising. Verb Raising in these historical and modern varieties is |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
German language -- Verb phrase
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German language -- Syntax
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb phrase.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- German.
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German language -- Syntax
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German language -- Verb phrase
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb phrase
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010048687 |
| ISBN |
9789027287250 |
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9027287252 |
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128297680X |
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9781282976801 |
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