10.The Syntax of Icelandic, 24.Icelandic-Faroese
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The Syntax of Icelandic
Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word
order, clause structure, agreement patterns and case system arousing much
theoretical interest and debate in recent years. This is an informative and
accessible guide to the structure of Icelandic, focusing in particular on those
characteristics that have contributed greatly to syntactic research. Each
chapter is divided into two main sections – providing both a descriptive
overview and a discussion of the theoretical and comparative issues involved –
and a wide range of topics is covered, including case, agreement, grammatical
relations, thematic roles, word order, clause structure, fronting, extraposition,
complement, adjuncts, pronouns and inflection. Also explored in detail are
the similarities and differences between Icelandic and other related languages.
Presupposing only a basic knowledge of syntax and complete with an exten-
sive bibliography, this comprehensive survey will be an important tool for
all those working on the structure of Scandinavian and Germanic languages.
H
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SKULDUR THR
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INSSON
is Professor in the Department of Icelandic,
University of Iceland. His recent books include
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slensk tunga: Setningar
(A Handbook on Icelandic Syntax, 2005), and Faroese: An Overview and
Reference Grammar (2004).
CAMBRIDGE SYNTAX GUIDES
General editors:
P. Austin, B. Comrie, J. Bresnan, D. Lightfoot, I. Roberts, N. V. Smith
Responding to the increasing interest in comparative syntax, the goal of the
Cambridge Syntax Guides is to make available to all linguists major findings,
both descriptive and theoretical, which have emerged from the study of
particular languages. The series is not committed to working in any parti-
cular framework, but rather seeks to make language-specific research avail-
able to theoreticians and practitioners of all persuasions.
Written by leading figures in the field, these guides will each include an
overview of the grammatical structures of the language concerned. For the
descriptivist, the books will provide an accessible introduction to the meth-
ods and results of the theoretical literature; for the theoretician, they will
show how constructions that have achieved theoretical notoriety fit into the
structure of the language as a whole; for everyone, they will promote cross-
theoretical and cross-linguistic comparison with respect to a well-defined
body of data.
Other books available in this series
The Syntax of Early English
O
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FISCHER ET AL
.
The Syntax of Spanish
K
.
ZAGONA
The Syntax of Hungarian
K
.
KISS
The Syntax of Chichewa
S
.
MCHOMBO
The Syntax of Icelandic
H
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OSKULDUR THR
´
AINSSON
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