Germanic heritage languages in North America : acquisition, attrition and change / / edited by Janne Bondi Johannessen, University of Oslo, [and] Joseph C. Salmons, University of Wisconsin |
Autore | Janne Bondi Johannessen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 430.097 |
Collana | Studies in language variation |
Soggetto topico |
Germanic languages - North America - History
Languages in contact - North America Language acquisition - North America Germanic languages - Influence on English English language - Influence on Germanic Bilingualism - North America |
Soggetto non controllato |
Sociolinguistics
Language change Germanic linguistics Language variation |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910131575303321 |
Janne Bondi Johannessen | ||
John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Studies in Övdalian morphology and syntax : new research on a lesser-known Scandinavian language / / editors, Kristine Bentzen, Janne Bondi Johannessen, Henrik Rosenkvist |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (232 pages) |
Disciplina | 439.77 |
Collana | Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today Studies in èOvdalian morphology and syntax |
Soggetto topico |
Swedish language - Dialects - Sweden - èAlvdalen
Swedish language - Dialects - Morphology Swedish language - Syntax - Dialects |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787345603321 |
Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Studies in Övdalian morphology and syntax : new research on a lesser-known Scandinavian language / / editors, Kristine Bentzen, Janne Bondi Johannessen, Henrik Rosenkvist |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (232 pages) |
Disciplina | 439.77 |
Collana | Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today Studies in èOvdalian morphology and syntax |
Soggetto topico |
Swedish language - Dialects - Sweden - èAlvdalen
Swedish language - Dialects - Morphology Swedish language - Syntax - Dialects |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Studies in Övdalian Morphology and Syntax -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- 1. This book - background -- 2. The linguistic and geographical setting of Övdalian -- 2.1 The Scandinavian languages -- 2.2 Övdalian -- 3. Naming the language -- 4. The contents of this volume -- 5. Acknowledgements -- References -- Övdalian from 1909 to 2009 -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Methodology -- 1.2 Outline of the paper -- 2. The structure of Övdalian -- 2.1 Övdalian morphology in a comparative Scandinavian perspective -- 2.2 Övdalian syntax in a comparative Scandinavian perspective -- 2.3 Syntactic change in Övdalian -- 3. Morphology and syntax of Övdalian anno 2009 -- 3.1 Morphology -- 3.2 Syntax -- 3.3 The structure of the noun phrase in the Övdalian Speech Corpus -- 3.4 Summing up the syntax -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- The Övdalian Speech Corpus -- On the morpho-syntax of verb/adverb placement and fronting in embedded clauses in Modern Övdalian -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical background -- 2.1 Clause structure and different types of complement clauses -- 2.2 Inflection and verb movement -- 2.3 Predictions of RAH: The research questions -- 3. Results from fieldwork in Älvdalen -- 3.1 About the data collection -- 3.2 Verbal inflection -- 3.3 Verb/adverb placement in subject-initial embedded clauses -- 3.4 Embedded topicalization -- 3.5 Stylistic fronting and transitive expletive constructions -- 3.6 Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Optional V-to-I movement in Övdalian -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The proposed correlation between V-to-I movement and rich verbal agreement -- 2.1 Rich agreement as a trigger for verb movement -- 2.2 Split-IP as a trigger for verb movement -- 3. V-to-I movement in Övdalian -- 3.1 Verbal inflection in Traditional Övdalian.
3.2 V-to-I movement in Traditional Övdalian -- 3.3 Summary -- 4. Optional V-to-I movement despite rich morphology -- 5. Summary -- References -- The syntax and meaning of subject doubling in Övdalian -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data sources and elicitation -- 3. The syntactic distribution of Övdalian double subjects -- 3.1 Current usage of Övdalian double and triple subjects -- 3.2. Subject in clause-initial position and V2 -- 3.3 Presence of sakta, fel or kanenda -- 4. The meaning of Övdalian subject doubling -- 5. Some previous approaches to subject doubling -- 5.1 Subject doubling in Swedish -- 5.2 Topic doubling in Dutch dialects -- 5.3 Doubling tet in West Flemish -- 6. A syntactic analysis of Övdalian subject doubling -- 7. Some final remarks -- References -- The polyfunctionality of which in Övdalian -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The many functions of Övdalian ukin -- 2.1 The pronominal use ('who') -- 2.2 The adnominal use ('which' and 'what kind of') -- 2.3 The predicative use ('what like') -- 2.4 A note on property vs. manner and degree -- 2.5 Ukin as a polarity particle -- 2.6 Other contexts for ukin -- 2.7 Homonymy or syncretism? -- 3. Comparisons across Germanic wh-inventories -- 3.1 person versus token -- 3.2 Token versus kind -- 3.3 Kind versus property and manner -- 3.4 Summary -- 4. A nanosyntactic account of the syntax of ukin -- 4.1 Functional sequences and the Superset Principle -- 4.2 Competition, preference and optionality -- 4.3 Other functional expansions of ukin -- 4.4 The lexical entry for ukin -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Is there a vocative case in the Övdalian language? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Vocatives in Modern Övdalian -- 2.1 Nominal categories with vocative forms -- 2.2 One vocative formation rule or several rules? -- 3. Early instances of vocative case -- 4. Similar systems: Russian, Greek and universal tendencies. 5. Concluding discussion -- References -- The morphological expression of case in Övdalian -- 1. Introduction -- 2. From Old Norse to Classical Övdalian -- 2.1 The four cases of Old Norse -- 2.2 Pronouns -- 2.3 Genitive -- 2.4 Nominative-Accusative -- 2.5 Incremental weakening of the nominative-accusative distinction -- 2.6 Definite suffix fusion -- 3. From Classical Övdalian to Traditional Övdalian -- 3.1 Accusative -- 3.2 Dative -- 3.3 Neutralization of definiteness distinctions in the plural -- 3.4 The indefinite singular dative -- 3.5 Comparative paradigms -- 3.6 Adnominal modifiers -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807971803321 |
Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Studies in Övdalian morphology and syntax : new research on a lesser-known Scandinavian language |
Autore | Bentzen Kristine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 |
Disciplina | 439.77 |
Collana | Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today Studies in èOvdalian morphology and syntax |
Soggetto topico |
Swedish language - Dialects - Sweden - èAlvdalen
Swedish language - Dialects - Morphology Swedish language - Syntax - Dialects Languages & Literatures Germanic Languages |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460214603321 |
Bentzen Kristine | ||
[Place of publication not identified], : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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