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Müller, Stefan: Germanic syntax: A constraint-based view
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Icelandic V2: Clarification needed (p. 185) [via PaperHive@docloop] #225

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Regarding this part:

hafði

Troy E. Spier, Ph.D. wrote:

OK, but the examples in (5) and (6) are very different kinds of constructions. Those in (5) contain fronted instrumental/prepositional PPs and rely on a single-verb VP. Those in (6) begin with a Q and have complex VPs with an auxiliary and lexical verb. What would happen if any of these were manipulated, e.g. using a complex VP with a fronted instrumental or using a simple VP with the fronted Q?

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stefan11 commented 1 year ago

Hm. You would get examples parallel to those in 5 and 6. It does not matter what is fronted. The point is that the subject is before the object. Nonfinite verbs come between subject and object and finite verbs as well but they may move to initial position (V2/V1).

stefan11 commented 1 year ago

I rephrased the intro to (6).