This volume presents the first large-scale treatment of German syntax along the framework of lexical functional grammar (LFG), which well suits German's rich morphology and flexible word order. Berman addresses both empirical and theoretical concerns, examining phenomena that have long been discussed in the literature yet remain controversial. The principles of LFG are applied to, and occasionally challenged by, three main areas of theoretical interest: subjects, traces and complement clauses. This reaches central topics of German syntax, such as phrase structure, "subjectless" clauses, expletives, agreement, weak crossover, long-distance dependencies, distribution of subordinated clauses, correlative pronouns, and embedded clauses.
| ISBN: | 9781575863627 |
| Publication date: | 15th January 2003 |
| Author: | Judith Berman |
| Publisher: | Centre for the Study of Language & Information |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Constraint-Based Lexicalism |
| Genres: |
Grammar, syntax and morphology |
This volume presents the first large-scale treatment of German syntax along the framework of lexical functional grammar (LFG), which well suits German's rich morphology and flexible word order. Berman addresses both empirical and theoretical concerns, examining phenomena that have long been discussed in the literature yet remain controversial. The principles of LFG are applied to, and occasionally challenged by, three main areas of theoretical interest: subjects, traces and complement clauses. This reaches central topics of German syntax, such as phrase structure, "subjectless" clauses, expletives, agreement, weak crossover, long-distance dependencies, distribution of subordinated clauses, correlative pronouns, and embedded clauses.
Topics in the Clausal Syntax of German features in the following genres: Grammar, syntax and morphology
Topics in the Clausal Syntax of German is available in Paperback, Hardback
Topics in the Clausal Syntax of German was written by Judith Berman and published by Centre for the Study of Language & Information
Topics in the Clausal Syntax of German has 200 pages
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