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Stylistic Fronting in Icelandic: A Base-Generated Construction

Sells, Peter

Authors

Peter Sells



Abstract

In this paper I present a base-generated analysis of Stylistic Fronting in Icelandic, assimilating the construction to a sub-type of V2. I argue that the base-generated approach provides an account of many of the properties of Stylistic Fronting that have been elusive under previous (transformational) accounts, and does so without the need for extra projections or extra mechanisms. The analysis is presented in the framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar, which allows flexibility of head-positioning without recourse to movement operations.

Citation

Sells, P. (2003). Stylistic Fronting in Icelandic: A Base-Generated Construction. Gengo kenkyu, 123, 257-297

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2003
Deposit Date Oct 16, 2008
Journal Gengo Kenkyu
Print ISSN 0024-3914
Electronic ISSN 2185-6710
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 123
Pages 257-297
Publisher URL https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/gengo1939/2003/123/2003_123_257/_pdf/-char/ja


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