Year: 2006
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Control infinitives and case in Germanic'Performanceerror'ormarginallyacceptable constructions?JóhannaBarðdalandThórhallurEythórsson UniversityofBergen/UniversityofIceland AnexaminationofGermanlanguageuserevealsthatsubject-likeobliquesofimpersonalpredicatesanddativepassivescanbeleftunexpressedincontrolinfinitives,ex-actlyasinIcelandicandFaroese,contraclaimsintheliteraturethattherearenoob-liquesubjectsinGerman.Native-speakerjudgmentsontheseattestedexamplesare subjecttosomecontroversy,bringingtotheforetheissueofhowtoevaluatemarginally-
Authors: Jóhanna Barðdal, Thórhallur Eythórsson
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2546445137