Studies in Övdalian Morphology and Syntax: New research on a lesser-known Scandinavian language
Author:   Kristine Bentzen (University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway) ,  Henrik Rosenkvist (University of Gothenburg) ,  Janne Bondi Johannessen (University of Oslo)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   221
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9789027257048


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   22 January 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Studies in Övdalian Morphology and Syntax: New research on a lesser-known Scandinavian language


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Övdalian is spoken in central Sweden by about 2000 speakers. Traditionally categorized as a dialect of Swedish, it has not received much international attention. However, Övdalian is typologically closer to Faroese or Icelandic than it is to Swedish, and since it has been spoken in relative isolation for about 1000 years, a number of interesting linguistic archaisms have been preserved and innovations have developed. This volume provides seven papers about Övdalian morphology and syntax. The papers, all based on extensive fieldwork, cover topics such as verb movement, subject doubling, wh-words and case in Övdalian. Constituting the first comprehensive linguistic description of Övdalian in English, this volume is of interest for linguists in the fields of Scandinavian and Germanic linguistics, and also historical linguists will be thrilled by some of the presented data. The data and the analyses presented here furthermore challenge our view of the morphosyntax of the Scandinavian languages in some cases – as could be expected when a new language enters the linguistic arena.

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Author:   Kristine Bentzen (University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway) ,  Henrik Rosenkvist (University of Gothenburg) ,  Janne Bondi Johannessen (University of Oslo)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   221
Weight:   0.565kg
ISBN:  

9789027257048


ISBN 10:   9027257043
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   22 January 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction (by Bentzen, Kristine); 2. Ovdalian from 1909 to 2009 (by Garbacz, Piotr); 3. On the morpho-syntax of verb/adverb placement and fronting in embedded clauses in Modern Ovdalian (by Angantysson, Asgrimur); 4. Optional V-to-I movement in Ovdalian (by Garbacz, Piotr); 5. The syntax and meaning of subject doubling in Ovdalian (by Rosenkvist, Henrik); 6. The polyfunctionality of which in Ovdalian (by Vangsnes, Oystein Alexander); 7. Is there a vocative case in the Ovdalian language?: Some observations on forms of address in Ovdalian (by Steensland, Lars); 8. The morphological expression of case in Ovdalian (by Svenonius, Peter); 9. Index

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