A micro-perspective on Verb Second in Romance and Germanic

Special issue of Linguistic Variation 19:1 (2019)

Editor

Christine Meklenborg Salvesen | University of Oslo

[Linguistic Variation, 19:1] 2019. v, 198 pp.

Publishing status: Available

© John Benjamins Publishing Company

https://doi.org/10.1075/lv.19.1

Table of Contents

Introduction

A micro-perspective on Verb-second in Romance and Germanic

Christine Meklenborg Salvesen | pp. 1–15

Articles

Redefining the typology of V2 languages: The view from Medieval Romance and beyond

Sam Wolfe | pp. 16–46
More than one way out: On the factors influencing the loss of V to C movement

Cecilia Poletto | pp. 47–81
On the left periphery of three languages of Northern Italy: New insights into the typology of relaxed V2

Federica Cognola | pp. 82–117
Main and embedded clausal asymmetry in the history of English: Changes in assertive and non-assertive complements

Elly van Gelderen | pp. 118–140
What is Germanic and what is not about Old French V2

Espen Klævik-Pettersen | pp. 141–198

Subjects

Linguistics

Generative linguistics

Main BIC Subject

CFK: Grammar, syntax

Main BISAC Subject

LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General