Agreement in specificational sentences in Faroese

This paper examines the patterns of agreement found in Faroese in sentences where there are two noun phrases with which the verb could potentially agree, a situation that arises in “specificational” or “inverse” copular sentences of the type The problem is/are your parents. It is well-known that in...

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Main Author: Caroline Heycock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009-01-01
Series:Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlyd/article/view/226