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WPSS ON -a & -at Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 100 (2018), 20–40 Revisiting the etymology of the Norse negative enclitic -a/-at1 Eric Lander University of Gothenburg In this paper I present and discuss the etymological hypotheses that have been put forth through the years for Norse -a/-at ‘not’, a negative particle suffixed to finite and imperative verbs, found primarily in Old Icelandic a

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Imposters Fall 2011 WPSS version.dvi 81 Icelandic Verbal Agreement and Pronoun-Antecedent Relations1 Jim Wood2 & Einar Freyr Sigurðsson3 Abstract The relation between a non-reflexive pronoun and its antecedent is often thought to be outside of syntax proper; restrictions on interpretation or economy of expres- sion, in this view, derive Condition B effects, preventing apronoun from being too close

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Framsida ny WPSS WORKING PAPERS IN SCANDINAVIAN SYNTAX June 2015 Issue 94 Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax is an electronic publication for current articles relating to the study of Scandinavian syntax. The articles appearing herein are previously unpublished reports of ongoing research activities and may subsequently appear, revised or unrevised, in other publications. The WPSS homepage: htt

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165 Abstract The chapter reviews evidence for the bodily mimesis hypothesis, which states that the evolution of language was preceded by an adaptation for improved volitional control of the body, giving our ancestors advantages in the domains of imi- tation, empathy, and gestural communication. Much of this evidence is also shared by other gesture-first theories of language origins, but they face

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Microsoft Word - ThurenCopularclausesWPSS90.docx Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 90 (2012) 23-52   The syntax of Swedish copular clauses* Camilla Thurén, Malmö University Abstract In this article, we argue, in accordance with Lohndal et al. (2008), that Swedish allows for two syntactic structures for copular clauses. The analysis provides the means to distinguish between copular clauses that

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Rosenkvist WPSS 88slutversion Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 88 (2011), 1-20 1 Verb Raising and Referential Null Subjects in Övdalian Henrik Rosenkvist Abstract Within the Scandinavian languages, there is a notable variation regarding verb agreement. Holmberg & Platzack (1995) suggested that this basic feature is linked to both verb raising and the presence of a handful of syntactic phenome

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Microsoft Word - Andrén-Pointing-timing.doc The organization of children’s pointing stroke endpoints Running head suggestion: Children’s pointing stroke endpoints Author: Mats Andrén, Centre for Cognitive Semiotics, Lund University mats.andren@ling.lu.se Abstract The timing of index finger pointing gestures of three Swedish children (recorded longitudinally between 18 and 28 months) was analyzed.

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anna cabak rédei110306 1 Anna Cabak Rédei Lund University Anna.cabak_redei@semiotik.lu.se Translation from literary texts to moving images: intersemiotics from a theoretical perspective Roman Jakobson wrote a canonical text for semiotics as well as for the upcoming field of translation studies in 1959 with the title “On linguistic aspects of translation”.1 The text is a semiotical answer to Bertra

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Framsida ny WPSS WORKING PAPERS IN SCANDINAVIAN SYNTAX December 2014 Issue 93 Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax is an electronic publication for current articles relating to the study of Scandinavian syntax. The articles appearing herein are previously unpublished reports of ongoing research activities and may subsequently appear, revised or unrevised, in other publications. The WPSS homepage:

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Vidarsson Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 99 (2017), 30–53 Grimm’s “floating” datives: Applicatives and NP/DP configurationality in Icelandic from a diachronic perspective Heimir van der Feest Viðarsson University of Iceland ‘Free’ dative benefactives, elements that do not clearly belong to the obligatory argument structure of the verb, have long been considered elusive by linguists, referre

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Case assignment and the linear order of coordinated verbs* Jim Wood Yale University Einar Freyr Sigurðsson The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Oddur Snorrason Queen Mary University of London Abstract In this paper, we draw on corpus data to show that in Icelandic, verbs that assign distinct cases can be coordinated and share a single object: the verb on the right determines the case

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On the Swedish så-construction Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 85, 37-63 The Swedish så-construction, a new point of departure Jackie Nordström Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University ABSTRACT The following article treats the Swedish så-construction (involving the so-called “adjunctive” så). The så-construction consists of a first element, which is typically an adjunct, followed

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nominative.objects.2016.final Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 97 (2016), 57–75 Testing agreement with nominative objects Jóhannes Gísli Jónsson University of Iceland Abstract This paper reports on the results of two large-scale surveys of syntactic variation in Icelandic where number agreement with nominative objects was tested among many other syntactic phenomena. The surveys included altog

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To appear in Language and Cognition 1 Niche construction, too, unifies praxis and symbolization. Commentary on Michael Arbib “How the Brain Got Language”. Chris Sinha Abstract Arbib hypothesizes that evolutionary modern language significantly postdates human speciation. Why should this be so? I propose an account based on niche construction theory, in which Arbib’s language ready brain is primaril

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1 ‘Truthers’ and ‘Truth Defenders’: Understanding Conflicts over Conspiracy Theories Lund University, 5-7 November 2025 CONSPIRATIONS ERC project Venue: LUX, Helgonavägen 3 2 Conference at a glance 05.11.2025: PhD workshop 10:00-12:00 General sessions 13:00-15:00 Parallel group sessions 15:45-16:30 Concluding session 06.11.2025 9:00-9:30 Introductory panel 9:30-11:00 Parallel sessions 11:30-13:00

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Topicalization: The IO/DO Asymmetry in Icelandic* Elena Callegari and Anton Karl Ingason University of Iceland Abstract In this paper, we investigate differences in the frequency of direct-object versus indirect-object topicalization (i.e. fronting with no accompanying pronom- inal resumption) in Icelandic using the Icelandic Parsed Historical Corpus. We find that the overall incidence of DO topic

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WPSS framsida 86 WORKING PAPERS IN SCANDINAVIAN SYNTAX 86 Gunlög Josefsson Object shift and optionality. An intricate interplay between syntax, prosody and information structure 1-24 Mayumi Hosono On Icelandic Object Shift 25-56 Mayumi Hosono Why Object Shift does not exist in Övdalian 57-80 Mayumi Hosono On Unshifted Weak Object Pronouns in the Scandinavian Languages 81-99 Eva Engels Local licens

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Microsoft Word - SonessonFinal-ProofreadFinal.doc   1   New Considerations on the Proper Study of Man – and, Marginally, Some Other Animals Göran Sonesson Department of Semiotics & Centre for Cognitive Semiotics, Lund University. Abstract: In order to differentiate the semiotic capacities of animals and human beings we need to understand more exactly what these properties are. Instead of identifyi

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Rapport Stärkande samtal – fyra fallstudier av invandrarfamiljers läkarbesök i barndiabetesvården Anna W Gustafsson           © författaren, 2014 ISSN 0281-5427 ISBN 978-91-87833-02-1 (tryck) ISBN 978-91-87833-03-8 (pdf) Tryck: Media-Tryck, Lunds universitet, 2014 Nordlund är en småskriftsserie, grundad 1982, som har getts ut av Institutionen för nordiska språk, Lunds universitet, från 2006 av Nor

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