Studies on Old High German syntax : left sentence periphery, verb placement and verb-second /

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Author / Creator:	Axel, Katrin.
Imprint:	Amsterdam, the Netherlands ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 363 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English German
Series:	Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today (LA) ; v. 112 Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 112.
Subject:	German language -- Old High German, 750-1050 -- Syntax. German language -- Old High German, 750-1050 -- Sentences. German language -- Old High German, 750-1050 -- Verb. German language -- Old High German, 750-1050 -- Word order. German language -- Old High German -- Syntax. German language -- Old High German -- Verb. German language -- Old High German -- Word order. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11220374

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ISBN:	9789027291981 9027291985 9789027233769 9027233764
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-358) and index. Includes German phrases. Print version record.
Summary:	This monograph is the first book-length study on Old High German syntax from a generative perspective in twenty years. It provides an in-depth exploration of the Old High German pre-verb-second grammar by answering the following questions: To what extent did generalized verb movement exist in Old High German? Was there already obligatory XP-movement to the left periphery in declarative root clauses? What deviations from the linear verb-second restriction are attested and what do such phenomena reveal about the structure of the left sentence periphery? Did verb placement play the same role in s.
Other form:	Print version: Axel, Katrin. Studies on Old High German syntax. Amsterdam, the Netherlands ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007 9789027233769 9027233764

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