This study shows that Scandinavian object shift and so-called A-scrambling in the continental Germanic languages are the same, and aims at providing an account of the variation that we find with respect to this phenomenon by combining certain aspects of the Minimalist Program and Optimality Theory. More specifically, it is claimed that representations created by a simplified version of the computational system of human language CHL are evaluated in an optimality theoretic fashion by taking recourse to a very small set of output constraints.

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Shows that Scandinavian object shift and so-called A-scrambling in the continental Germanic languages are the same. This study intends to provide an account of the variation that we find with respect to this phenomenon by combining certain aspects of the Minimalist Program and Optimality Theory.
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ISBN
9783110198645
Publisert
2008-02-27
Utgiver
De Gruyter
Vekt
695 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
396

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Biografisk notat

Hans Broekhuis, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands.