Syntax of Icelandic

Höskuldur Thráinsson (University of Iceland, Reykjavik)

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Icelandic

Cambridge University Press
18 October 2007

Grammar, syntax; Languages & ESL; Texts; Icelandic - Texts; Icelandic - Languages

Series: Cambridge Syntax Guides

Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order, clause structure, agreement patterns and case system arousing much theoretical interest and debate in recent years. This is an informative and accessible guide to the structure of Icelandic, focusing in particular on those characteristics that have contributed greatly to syntactic research. Each chapter is divided into two main sections - providing both a descriptive overview and a discussion of the theoretical and comparative issues involved - and a wide range of topics are covered, including case, agreement, grammatical relations, thematic roles, word order, clause structure, fronting, extraposition, complement, adjuncts, pronouns, and inflection. Also explored in detail are the similarities and differences between Icelandic and other related languages. Presupposing only a basic knowledge of syntax and complete with an extensive bibliography, this comprehensive survey will be an important tool for all those working on the structure of Scandinavian and Germanic languages.

By: Höskuldur Thráinsson (University of Iceland Reykjavik)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 1.036kg
ISBN: 9780521591904
ISBN 10: 0521591902
Series: Cambridge Syntax Guides
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 18 October 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Language: Icelandic
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hoskuldur Thrainsson is Professor in the Department of Icelandic, University of Iceland.