Verb-second as a reconstruction phenomenon
Evidence from grammar and processing
Author(s)
Freitag, Constantin
Language
EnglishAbstract
This investigation of V2-movement addresses the question which role the lexical content of the moved element plays during sentence processing. It draws on original theoretical arguments, empirical data and results from psycholinguistic experiments. The main finding is that the lexical content of the V2-verb is interpreted only at the end of the clause, i.e. at the base position of the finite verb.
Keywords
V2-Movement; Sentence ProcessingISBN
9783110725018, 9783110724936, 9783110725117Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
http://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2021Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Studia grammatica,Classification
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics
Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics
Grammar, syntax and morphology