Rightward movement in a comparative perspective
This article contributes to a better understanding of the syntax-phonology interface. It offers a prosodic trigger for extraposition which accounts for the following asymmetry: While extraposition of subject, adjunct and attributive clauses is optional in German, object clauses …
Non-canonical passives
by Alexiadou, Artemis, Schäfer, Florian
fromLinguistik aktuell/linguistics today
Non-canonical passives
by Alexiadou, Artemis, Schäfer, Florian
fromLinguistik aktuell/linguistics today
This paper highlights similarities between two classes of arguably non-canonical passives, namely 'deponent' verbs familiar from Latin, and 'inherent reflexive' verbs in Germanic and Romance, arguing that the latter are the counterparts of the former - notably, both classes of v…
This paper highlights similarities between two classes of arguably non-canonical passives, namely 'deponent' verbs familiar from Latin, and 'inherent reflexive' verbs in Germanic and Romance, arguing that the latter are the counterparts of the former - notably, both classes of v…
