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UNINA9910827226603321 |
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Autore |
orbjorg Hroarsdottir |
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Titolo |
Word order change in Icelandic : from OV to VO / / Thorbjorg Hroarsdottir |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-16340-X |
9786612163401 |
90-272-9920-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 385 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, , 0166-0829 ; ; v. 35 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Icelandic language - Word order |
Old Norse language - Word order |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-377) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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WORD ORDER CHANGE IN ICELANDIC -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Diachronic Syntax -- Chapter 3. Synchronic Theoretical Background -- Chapter 4. The Decline of OV Word Order -- Chapter 5. Base Word Order -- Chapter 6. The Nature of Preverbal Objects -- Chapter 7. Word Order Patterns -- Chapter 8. Object Positions -- Chapter 9. Parameter Change -- Chapter 10. Summary and Conclusions -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Primary texts -- Appendix 2: Authors of nineteenth century letters -- Appendix 3: Bibliographical information for the nineteenth century letters -- Appendix 4: Preverbal nominal objects left -- Appendix 5: The decline of pure word order patterns within multiple complements -- Appendix 6: The decline of mixed word order patterns -- References -- Subject Index -- The Series LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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While Modern Icelandic exhibits a virtually uniform VO order in the VP, Old(er) Icelandic had both VO order and OV order, as well as 'mixed' word order patterns. In this volume, the author both examines the various VP-word order patterns from a descriptive and statistical point of view and provides a synchronic and diachronic analysis of VP-syntax in Old(er) Icelandic in terms of generative grammar. Her account makes |
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