UID:
almafu_9958353704402883
Format:
1 online resource (295p.)
ISBN:
9783110220247
Series Statement:
Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; 69
Content:
The use of object topicalization declined in Middle and Early Modern English because with the loss of V2, topicalization easily led to prosodically ill-formed sentences with focal accents in clash. The book presents and discusses the effects of this ‘Clash Avoidance Requirement’ in present-day English and German as well as in Old English, where it plays a crucial role in subject movement.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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1. Introduction --
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2. Topicalization in Middle and Modern English – A prosodically induced change in syntactic usage --
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3. The Clash Avoidance Requirement in Modern English and German --
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4. Phonological Aspects of the Clash Avoidance Requirement --
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5. Topicalization and the Clash Avoidance Requirement in Old English --
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6. Concluding remarks --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-3-11-022023-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
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Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110220247
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110220247
URL:
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URL:
Volltext
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110220247
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110220247
