Particle topicalization and German clause structure
Abstract In this paper, we provide a comprehensive account of the phenomenon of topicalizing verb particles in German. Based on the data we discuss, we argue that only a version of the Split-CP hypothesis for the German clause can account for the observations. Section 1 critiques previous accounts of particle topicalization and discusses some properties of particles that are potentially relevant to topicalization. We conclude that a particle’s ability to be topicalized depends more on its ability to be contrasted with other particles than on the semantic autonomy of the particle per se. Sectio... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Reihe/Periodikum: | The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Anmerkungen: | © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016 |
ISSN: | 1383-4924 |
Weitere Identifikatoren: | doi: 10.1007/s10828-016-9080-y |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/olc-benelux-2042972436 |
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Datenquelle: | Online Contents Benelux; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10828-016-9080-y
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