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Morphosyntax of Verb Movement

A Minimalist Approach to the Syntax of Dutch

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. C. Jan-Wouter Zwart

    1. Institute of General Linguistics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory (SNLT, volume 39)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • C. Jan-Wouter Zwart
    Pages 1-17

  3. Introduction to The Syntax of Dutch

    • C. Jan-Wouter Zwart
    Pages 19-80

  4. Dutch as an SVO Language

    • C. Jan-Wouter Zwart
    Pages 81-105

  5. The Position of the Functional Heads in Dutch

    • C. Jan-Wouter Zwart
    Pages 107-154

  6. Feature Movement and the Relation Between Syntax and Morphology

    • C. Jan-Wouter Zwart
    Pages 155-190

  7. The Verb Movement Asymmetry in Dutch

    • C. Jan-Wouter Zwart
    Pages 191-244

  8. Inversion in Dutch

    • C. Jan-Wouter Zwart
    Pages 245-283

  9. Conclusion

    • C. Jan-Wouter Zwart
    Pages 285-287

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 289-319
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About this book

Morphosyntax of Verb Movement discusses the phenomenon of Dutch, present in many Germanic languages, that the finite verb is fronted in main clauses but not in embedded clauses. The theoretical framework adopted is the so-called Minimalist Program of Chomsky (1995), the latest developmental stage of generative grammar. Taking issue with previous analyses, the author argues that phrase structure in Dutch is uniformly head initial, and that the finite verb moves to different positions in subject initial main clauses and in inversion constructions.
The book contains lucid and detailed discussion of many theoretical issues in connection with the Minimalist Program, such as the relation between syntax and morphology, the nature of syntactic licensing, and the structure of the functional domain. At the same time, it offers a survey of the properties of Dutch syntax, a discussion of previous analyses of Dutch syntax and a wealth of material from dialects of Dutch and other Germanic languages.

Reviews

`Jan-Wouter Zwart's new study is an impressive contribution to Dutch and general linguistics, with many original ideas and surprising and provocative conclusions. His arguments and results merit careful thought, and are sure to be influential.'
Noam Chomsky, MIT

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of General Linguistics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

    C. Jan-Wouter Zwart

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Morphosyntax of Verb Movement

  • Book Subtitle: A Minimalist Approach to the Syntax of Dutch

  • Authors: C. Jan-Wouter Zwart

  • Series Title: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5880-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4263-2Published: 30 November 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4264-9Published: 30 November 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5880-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4670

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0358

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 320

  • Topics: Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Germanic Languages

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