Modern Icelandic Syntax and Semantics

by Maling, Joan; Anderson, Stephen R.; Zaenen, Annie E.

• ISBN13: 9780126061055
• ISBN10: 012606105X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-09-01
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

Summary

This comprehensive overview of Icelandic syntax contains new analyses of word order and long-distance reflexivization, detailed studies of case-marking, and the first systematic description of the -st middles. It presents a complete picture of modern Icelandic syntax as seen in the tradition of generative grammar, striking a good balance between theory and description.

Table of Contents

Word Order: E. R_gnvaldsson and H. Thrfinsson, On Icelandic Word Order Once More. H.f. Sigursson, V1 Declaratives and Verb Raising in Icelandic. J. Maling, Inversion in Embedded Clauses in Modern Icelandic. Verbs and Their Arguments: A. Zaenen, J. Maling, and H. Thrfinsson, Case and Grammatical Functions: The Icelandic Passive. A. Zaenen and J. Maling, Unaccusative, Passive, and Quirky Case. J. Maling and A. Zaenen, Preposition-Stranding and Passive. A.D. Andrews, The VP Complement Analysis in Modern Icelandic. A.D. Andrews, Case Structures and Control in Modern Icelandic. S.R. Anderson, The Grammar of Icelandic Verbs in -st. Reflexives: J. Maling, Clause-Bounded Reflexives in Modern Icelandic. H. Thrfinsson, A Semantic Reflexive in Icelandic. H. f. Sigurosson, Moods and (Long Distance) Reflexives in Icelandic. Coordination: E. R_gnvaldsson, We Need (Some Kind of a) Rule of Conjunction Reduction. J. Bresnan and H. Thrfinsson, A Note on Icelandic Coordination. E. R_gnvaldsson, Null Objects in Icelandic. Long Distance Dependencies: J. Maling and A. Zaenen, The Nonuniversality of a Surface Filter. Bibliographies: H. Thrfinsson and E. R_gnvaldsson, Bibliography of Modern Icelandic Syntax. E. R_gnvaldsson and H. Thrfinsson, Bibliography of Diachronic Icelandic Syntax. Index.