02669nam 2200517 450 991081775670332120230810181243.0(CKB)3710000001424319(MiAaPQ)EBC4983493(DLC) 2017030145(EXLCZ)99371000000142431920170621h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierSyntactic variation in Insular Scandinavian /edited by Höskuldur Thráinsson [et al.]Amsterdam ;Philadelphia :John Benjamins Publishing Company,[2017]©20171 online resource (351 pages) color illustrationsStudies in Germanic linguistics,2452-2120 ;volume 190-272-0856-5 90-272-6559-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.This book presents the latest research on the syntax of the "Insular Scandinavian" languages (Faroese and Icelandic), with contributions from thirteen experts, and a significant introductory chapter by the four editors. The topics covered include some that have figured extensively in recent literature on Scandinavian syntax and its implications for syntactic theory: case, agreement, embedded clause word order, stylistic fronting, and the nature of "expletive" constructions. The volume is conceived around the topic of variation, both within and between the two languages studied-as well as more generally-and stands out for the wealth of new empirical detail from both Faroese and Icelandic, relating to each of the topics and theoretical issues discussed. Each chapter is written in a way to make it accessible to a wide audience within linguistics; the book will be essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in the syntax of the Germanic languages.Scandinavian languagesSyntaxScandinavian languagesVariationScandinavian languagesCaseLinguistic changeScandinaviaConstruction (Linguistics)ScandinaviaLanguagesScandinavian languagesSyntax.Scandinavian languagesVariation.Scandinavian languagesCase.Linguistic changeConstruction (Linguistics)439/.5Höskuldur Þráinsson1946-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817756703321Syntactic variation in Insular Scandinavian3962525UNINA