Subject Extraction out of Free Relatives in Norwegian
This article examines an anomalous construction in Norwegian that appears to be leftward extraction of a subject out of a wh island. This extraction seems to be allowed out of a free relative clause in adjunct position, under certain semantic conditions. The range of this construction is teste...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlyd/article/view/20 |
| Summary: | This article examines an anomalous construction in Norwegian that appears
to be leftward extraction of a subject out of a wh island. This
extraction seems to be allowed out of a free relative clause in adjunct
position, under certain semantic conditions. The range of this
construction is tested and reported on. It is found that this extraction
is only allowed when the matrix verb and the free relative verb fall into
certain categories. In addition, there are also restrictions on the
extracted subject. An explanation as to why the components of the
sentence in such extractions are restricted in the way they are is put
forth. |
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| ISSN: | 1503-8599 |