The Syntax of Icelandic (Cambridge Syntax Guides) - Softcover

Thráinsson, Höskuldur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521597900 ISBN 13: 9780521597906

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order, clause structure, agreement patterns and case system arousing much theoretical interest and debate in recent years. This is an informative and accessible guide to the structure of Icelandic, focusing in particular on those characteristics that have contributed greatly to syntactic research. Each chapter is divided into two main sections - providing both a descriptive overview and a discussion of the theoretical and comparative issues involved - and a wide range of topics are covered, including case, agreement, grammatical relations, thematic roles, word order, clause structure, fronting, extraposition, complement, adjuncts, pronouns, and inflection. Also explored in detail are the similarities and differences between Icelandic and other related languages. Presupposing only a basic knowledge of syntax and complete with an extensive bibliography, this comprehensive survey will be an important tool for all those working on the structure of Scandinavian and Germanic languages.

About this title

Book Description:

Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order, clause structure, agreement patterns, inflection and case system arousing much theoretical interest and debate in recent years. This is an informative guide to the structure of Icelandic, focusing on those characteristics that have contributed greatly to syntactic research.

About the Author:

Höskuldur Thráinsson is Professor in the Department of Icelandic, University of Iceland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521597900
• ISBN 13: 9780521597906
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576