On Complementation in Icelandic

Name: On Complementation in Icelandic
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Author: Hoskuldur Thrainsson
ISBN: 9781317918646

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This study deals with the complementation of verbs in Icelandic. The main emphasis is on clausal complements of verbs and the syntactic rules that operate in and on such complements. This study is written with two kinds of readers in mind. First, it is written for the theoretical linguist who is looking for phenomena of general theoretical interest, i. e. facts about Icelandic syntax that bear on the question what an adequate general linguistic theory must be like and hence shed some light on the nature of human language.

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Útgefandi: Taylor & Francis

ISBN: 9781317918646

Print ISBN: 9780415727365

Format: ePub

Útgáfa: 1

Höfundar: Hoskuldur Thrainsson

Tungumál: English

Útgefið: 2014-01-10

Prent takmörkun á líftíma: 100

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Flokkar: Tungumál og málvísindi

Efnisflokkar: Málvísindi › Almennt

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On Complementation in Icelandic
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
Footnotes to the Introduction
Part I To Be or not To Be an NP An Overview of Icelandic Complement Structures
Introduction
Footnotes to the Introduction
Chapter 1 Phrase Structure Evidence
1.0 The form of the argument
1.1 Intransitive, transitive and ditransitive verbs
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.2 Prepositional complements and particle verbs
1.3 Clauses in subject position
1.4 Strict subcategorization and selectional restrictions
1.4.0
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.5 Conclusion
Footnotes to Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Transformational Evidence
2.0 The form of the argument
2.1 Some frequently cited NP-rules and their discourse function
2.1.0
2.1.1 Topicalization, Left Dislocation, and Contrastive Dislocation
2.1.1.0
2.1.1.1
2.1.1.2
2.1.1.3
2.1.1.4
2.1.2 Right Dislocation and Extraposition
2.1.2.0
2.1.2.1
2.1.3 Clefts and Relatives
2.1.3.0
2.1.3.1
2.1.3.2
2.1.3.3
2.1.4 Passive
2.2 Matching rules
2.2.0
2.2.1 Conjunction
2.2.2 Gapping
2.3 Constraints on the position of NP clauses
2.3.0
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.4 Special constraints on infinitival clauses
2.4.0
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
2.5 Conclusion of Part I
Footnotes to Chapter 2
Part II Complement Types and Complement Rules
Introduction
Chapter 3 Selection of Complement Clause Types
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Background
3.2 A suggestion and some evidence from Icelandic
3.2.0
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.3 Conclusion
Footnotes to Chapter 3
Chapter 4 Extraposition
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Rule or no rule?
4.1.0
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4.
4.2 Extraposition vs. Intraposition
4.2.0
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.3.1
4.2.3.2
4.2.4
4.2.4.0
4.2.4.1
4.2.4.2
4.2.4.3
4.2.4.4
4.2.5
4.3 What is ‘it'?
4.3.0
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.3.3.0
4.3.3.1
4.3.3.2
4.3.3.3
4.3.3.4
4.3.4
4.3.4.0
4.3.4.1
4.3.4.2
4.3.4.3
4.3.5
4.3.5.0
4.3.5.1
4.3.5.2
4.3.5.3
4.3.5.4
4.3.6
4.3.6.0
4.3.6.1
4.3.6.2
4.3.7
4.4 Object Extraposition
4.4.0
4.4.1 Verb classes and Object Extraposition
4.4.1.1
4.4.1.2
4.4.1.3
4.4.2 What is ‘it'?
4.4.2.0
4.4.2.1
4.4.2.2
4.4.2.3
4.4.2.4
4.4.2.5
4.4.3 We also need [NPS] objects
4.4.3.1
4.4.3.2
4.4.3.3
4.4.3.4
4.4.4 Towards an explanation and a formulation
4.4.4.1
4.4.4.2
4.4.4.3
4.4.4.4
4.5 Summary and residual problems
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
Footnotes to Chapter 4
Chapter 5 Equi and Infinitival Complements
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Clause or not a clause
5.1.0 Introductory notes
5.1.1 Some general considerations
5.1.2 Transitivity
5.1.3 Passive and Subject Raising
5.1.4 Reflexivization
5.1.5 Reciprocals
5.1.6 Agreement
5.1.7 Adverbial modification
5.1.8 Conclusion
5.2 The nature of the subject rule
5.2.0
5.2.1 Could Equi be a transformation?
5.2.2 Could the subject be non-lexical?
5.2.3 The like-subject constraint and idiosyncrasies
5.3 Conclusion
Footnotes to Chapter 5
Chapter 6 Subject Raising
6.0 Introduction
6.1 A clausal analysis or a VP analysis?
6.1.1 If not syntax then semantics
6.1.1.0
6.1.1.1 Selectional restrictions
6.1.1.2 Reflexives
6.1.1.3 Reciprocals
6.1.1.4 Pronominalization possibilities
6.1.1.5 Adverbial modification
6.1.2 Syntax rather than semantics
6.1.2.0
6.1.2.1 Að-marking
6.1.2.2 Transitivity and case marking
6.1.2.3 Non-nominative subjects (?)
6.1.2.4 Extraposition
6.1.2.5 Idiom chunks and dummy subjects
6.1.2.6 Passive
6.1.2.7 Agreement
6.1.3 Conclusion
6.2 Raising or tenseless S ?
6.2.0 Introduction
6.2.1 Constituenthood
6.2.1.0
6.2.1.1 Right Node Raising
6.2.1.2 Gapping
6.2.1.3 Various other constructions
6.2.2 Clause boundary location and grammatical relations
6.2.2.0
6.2.2.1 Case marking
6.2.2.2 Passive
6.2.2.3 Topicalization
6.2.2.4 Adverbial modifiers
6.2.3 Some psycholinguistic evidence
6.2.3.0
6.2.3.1 Method
6.2.3.2 Subjects and procedure
6.2.3.3 The boundary effect
6.2.3.4 Object Equi vs. ACI complements
6.2.3.5 Conclusion
6.2.4 Is there a rule of SOR?
6.3 Subject-to-subject raising
6.3.0 Introduction
6.3.1 Why assume SSR?
6.3.2 The situation in Icelandic
6.3.3 Some problems
6.3.4 Bresnan's alternative
6.3.5 Pros and cons
6.3.5.1 Problems with Bresnan's arguments and assumptions
6.3.5.2 Advantages of the empty subject analysis
6.3.6 Predicative complements?
6.3.7 Relation to passives?
6.3.8 Subject-to-predicative raising?
6.3.9 Some suggestions for further study
6.4 Some implications of Raising
6.4.1 Idiosyncrasies
6.4.2 Why semantic classes?
6.4.3 What must the raising rules do?
6.4.4 The general picture
Footnotes to Chapter 6
Part III Some Implications and Suggestions
Introduction
Chapter 7 Impersonal Constructions
7.1 Impersonal constructions without dummies
7.1.0
7.1.1
7.1.1.0
7.1.1.1
7.1.1.2
7.1.1.3
7.1.1.4
7.1.1.5
7.1.1.6
7.1.1.7
7.1.1.8
7.1.1.9
7.2 Impersonal constructions with dummies
7.2.0
7.2.1.
7.2.2
7.2.3
Footnotes to Chapter 7
Conclusion
Appendix A
6.2.3.3
6.2.3.4
Appendix B
References