Clausal Architecture and Case in Icelandic |
Common terms and phrases
A-movement adverbs Agro AgrOP analysis anaphoric argued book(N c-commands case-checked checks nominative Chomsky complementizer contrast control infinitivals dative dative argument Diesing discussed ditransitive verb ekki embedded clauses examples existential expletive in Spec-IP expletive passive/unaccusative construction fact Filter finite verb German Germanic languages gert Holmberg Höskuldur inherently case-marked NPs John John(D Jón Jóni languages lesið lexical líka Linguistic Inquiry Maling María Maríu Mary matrix negative objects negative polarity item NegP nominative case checked nominative objects non-finite NP-movement number agreement object movement objects in Icelandic Papers in Scandinavian parasitic gaps Platzack prepositions pronoun properly head governed quirky subjects raising infinitivals raising verb Reykjavík Rögnvaldsson S-structure Scandinavian Syntax semantic shown Sigurðsson Spec-AgrOP spec-head relation Spec-IP Spec-IP or Spec-TP Spec-NegP subject in Spec-IP subject position theta-marked subject to-have topicalization unaccusative verbs verb raising verið við Vikner weak NPs Wh-movement Zaenen Það þessa bók þessir sokkar