Word order in Hungarian : the syntax of Ā-positions
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Word order in Hungarian : the syntax of Ā-positions
（Linguistik aktuell, v. 33）
J. Benjamins Pub., c2000
- : eur : hb
- : us : hb
Available at / 19 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Geneva, 1996
Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-390) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Hungarian word-order is characterized by large scale preposing of constituents to sentence-initial positions. This study examines systematically the elements which occur in the left periphery. Focal, wh- and negative operators which have scope over the whole sentence must appear in the left periphery overtly; topicalized elements precede the scope operators and appear in an organized system as well. The author proposes that the structure of the Hungarian sentence comprises a rich set of left-peripheral functional projections, organized into sub-systems, like the Scope field and the Topic field. On the basis of the structure of Hungarian, the study proposes to consider these sub-systems as being in turn split, that is hierarchically organized into specific functional projections.
The study also examines the well-formedness conditions linked to multiple preposing. It is shown that the various well-formedness criteria apply overtly in Hungarian. This enables to make a direct link between the scope properties of affective operators and the articulated structure of the left periphery.
Table of Contents
- 1. Foreword
- 2. 1. Introduction
- 3. 2. Focus
- 4. 3. Topic
- 5. 4. Wh-questions
- 6. 5. Negation
- 7. 6. Conclusion
- 8. References
- 9. Index
by "Nielsen BookData"
