Clause Structure in Old English: Evidence from Negative Concord.

Haeberli, Eric; Haegeman, Liliane

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ERIC Number: EJ508433

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Publication Date: 1995

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Clause Structure in Old English: Evidence from Negative Concord.

Haeberli, Eric; Haegeman, Liliane

Journal of Linguistics, v31 n1 p81-108 Mar 1995

This paper deals with the clause structure of Old English. It is argued that the clause structure of Old English contains a head-initial functional projection whose head can be the landing site of verb movement in subordinate clauses. (41 references) (JL)

Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Negative Forms (Language), Old English, Phrase Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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