Table of Contents: Infinitival syntax :

Main Author:	Schmid, Tanja.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2005.
Series:	Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 79
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general > Infinitival constructions. Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb. Germanic languages > Infinitival constructions. Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax. Onbepaalde wijs.
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Table of Contents:

Infinitival Syntax; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of constraints; 1. Introduction; 2. Infinitive or past participle; 3. The verb order; 4. Main features of previous analyses of the IPP; 5. Introduction to Optimality Theory (OT); 6. A case study of German I: Obligatory versus impossible IPP; 7. A case study of German II: The verb order; 8. Optional IPP in German; 9. Parameterisation in OT: The other languages; 10. Conclusion; References; Index; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.