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Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 86 (2010) 57-80 Why Object Shift does not exist in Övdalian* Mayumi Hosono, Leiden University m.hosono@umail.leidenuniv.nl Abstract I discuss the absence of Object Shift in Övdalian from the perspective of the Övdalian intonational properties by presenting experimental data of the constructions relevant to Övdalian non-Object Shift. I argue that the reason why
Framsida wpss WORKING PAPERS IN SCANDINAVIAN SYNTAX 83 Ulla Stroh-Wollin On the development of definiteness markers in Scandinavian 1–26 Anna-Lena Wiklund In search of the force of dependent V2: A note on Swedish 27–36 !orbjörg Hróarsdóttir Restructuring and OV order 37–82 Eva Engels Microvariation in object positions: Negative shift in Scandinavian 83–102 !orbjörg Hróarsdóttir Notes on language c
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Rhetoric from the standpoint of the Lifeworld 1 Göran Sonesson Department of semiotics, Lund University, Sweden Rhetoric from the standpoint of the Lifeworld1 Publié en ligne le 22 février 2010 Résumé : La rhétorique du point de vue du monde de la vie La rhétorique de l’image dont parlait Barthes, reprise d’une manière beaucoup plus systématique dans les travaux du Groupe µ, n’est qu’une partie de
Litomysl-3 The Sedimentation and Motivation (SEaM) model in an Ecological Theory of Metaphor Jordan Zlatev Lund University CCS Seminar 1/9 2017 Summer School of Linguistics 2017 Litomyšl Preamble I was invited to give a talk on metaphor (from a cognitive semiotic perspective) at the 6th Specialized RaAM Seminar “Ecological Cognition and Metaphor”, May 18-19, 2017 The theme of the conference was
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Halldor 66 About pronouns* Halldór Ármann Sigurðsson Lund University Abstract This essay claims that pronouns are constructed as syntactic relations rather than as discrete feature bundles or items. The discussion is set within minimalist Context-linked Grammar, where phases contain silent but active edge features, edge linkers, including speaker and hearer features. An NP is phi-computed in relat
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This is page 203 Printer: Opaque this 22 Göran Sonesson Full Professor Department of Semiotics University of Lund, Sweden Like many other young people, I thought I was going to be a c- tion writer. While I was waiting for the big t of inspiration, I took up the study of literature. But literature did not seem to have anything new to tell me. On the contrary, linguistics opened up entirely new vist
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WPSS artikel.dvi Relative clauses are not always strong islands∗ Filippa Lindahl University of Gothenburg Abstract Scandinavian relative clause extraction seems to violate purportedly universal locality con- ditions (i.e. the Complex NP Constraint (Ross 1967), Subjacency (Chomsky 1973) and the Phase Impenetrability Condition (Chomsky 2001)). Recent analyses of the construction rely on the assumpti
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Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 86 (2010) 81-99 On Unshifted Weak Object Pronouns in the Scandinavian Languages* Mayumi Hosono, Leiden University m.hosono@umail.leidenuniv.nl Abstract I discuss the properties of unshifted weak object pronouns in the Scandinavian languages on the basis of the experimental data of Övdalian non-Object Shift constructions. I propose a hypothesis on unshifted wea
From impersonal to reflexive verbJB Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 100 (2018), 1–19 From impersonal to reflexive verb Cecilia Falk Stockholm University Abstract Old Swedish had impersonally construed verbs with an oblique subject(-like) Experiencer argu- ment. Most of them are personally construed verbs today, with nominative Experiencer. Whereas this change for most formerly impersonal ver
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Framsida Sthlm WPSS WORKING PAPERS IN SCANDINAVIAN SYNTAX December 2022 Issue 107 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 homep
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Productivity of Non-Default Case Anton Karl Ingason University of Iceland Abstract This article is about productivity of non-default patterns in gram- mar. More specifically it is about the extension of non-default case patterns in syntax to novel items. The study draws on data from Icelandic syntax but addresses general questions about the nature of productivity. Contributions are made to the pic
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Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 86 (2010) 1–24. Object shift and optionality. An intricate interplay between syntax, prosody and information structure * Gunlög Josefsson, Lund University Abstract. The topic of my article is Object Shift and optionality, mainly from a Swedish viewpoint. I present the result of a survey, which shows that informant‟s intuitions concerning the wellformedness of
Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 86 (2010) 179–198. ELLERHUR and other Yes/No-question operator candidates in Swedish * David Petersson, Lund University Gunlög Josefsson, Lund University Abstract. Our point of departure is a new use of the question tag eller hur (or how) „isn‟t it?‟ in Swedish: (i) Eller hur ska vi åka till Italien i sommar? or how shall we go to Italy in summer „We will go t
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Framsida wpss WORKING PAPERS IN SCANDINAVIAN SYNTAX 82 Elly van Gelderen & Terje Lohndal The position of adjectives and double definiteness 1–22 Terje Lohndal, Mari Nygård & Tor A. Åfarli The structure of copular clauses in Norwegian 23–42 !orbjörg Hróarsdóttir Verb particles in OV/VO word order in Older Icelandic 43–82 Johan Brandtler Why we should ever bother about wh-questions 83–102 Gunnar Hra
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C in ia: As ollaborative research highland Southeast As Kàm Ràw and Kristina Lindell in Northern Thailand at an (unrelated) local shrine. Photo probably taken in 1973 or 1974. Courtesy of Olivier Evrard and Ten Nyi (on left in the photo). The extraordinary work of Damrong Tayanin and Kristina Lindell on Khmu culture Magnus Fiskesjö sociate Professor of anthropology Kàm Ràw, also known by his Thai
Old Norse-Icelandic líka(1) Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 110 (2024), 1–13 The Alternating Behavior of the Verb ‘Like’ in Old Norse- Icelandic: Facts or Fiction?* Wannes Elens, Joren Somers & Jóhanna Barðdal Ghent University Abstract In a recent article, Sigurðsson & Viðarsson (2020) put forward the hypothesis that the Modern Icelandic Dat-Nom verb líka ‘like’ may have been an alternating
WPSS WORKING PAPERS IN SCANDINAVIAN SYNTAX December 2017 Issue 99 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: http://proj
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Madsen & Persson (2012) Contagious yawning in puppies Contagious yawning in domestic dog puppies (Canis lupus familiaris): The effect of ontogeny and emotional closeness on low-level imitation in dogs Elainie Alenkær Madsen* Tomas Persson*,∞ * Centre for Languages and Literature, Department of Semiotics, Lund University, Box 201, 221 00 Lund, Sweden ∞ Department of Cognitive Science, Lund Universi
Final_WPSS_Angantýsson_Nowenstein_Thráinsson_151221 Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 106 (2021), 17–46 English-like V3-orders in matrix clauses in Icelandic Ásgrímur Angantýsson, Iris Edda Nowenstein & Höskuldur Þráinsson University of Iceland Abstract In this article we report on English-like verb-third orders in non-heritage Icelandic with a comparison to North-American Icelandic. A central
