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The phonology of adverb placement, object shift, and V2: The case of Danish 'MON'

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Abstract

MON types an 'uncertainty' question and non-typing MON adds 'uncertainty' to questions typed by an overt or silent performative. This paper accounts for the placement of MON in both these cases and also explains why V-2 is not triggered when MON occurs sentence initially. The explanation rests on the idea that MON is linearized in the phonology as are other adverbs and that V-2 is phonologically motivated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Sound Patterns of Syntax
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)9780191722271
ISBN (Print)9780199556861
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2010

Keywords

  • Adverb placement
  • Linearization
  • Performative
  • Prosody
  • V-2 (verb second)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Arts and Humanities

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