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. A topological model
Finally, inherently negated objects are linearized in the position of the sentential negation,
i.e. to the le of the Verbal Field. In V -structures, inherently negated objects
occur to the le of the finite verb (see the discussion in Chapter , Section ..).
()
[…] så sig, at du [ingenting] har set.
then say that you nothing have seen
‘[…] then say that you haven’t seen anything.’
e right-hand side of the Verbal Field is the field for internal complements and adjuncts.
e order of the internal complements of the verb is determined by their syntactic function
in accordance with the hierarchy of grammatical functions shown below. e hierarchy
will be further discussed and motivated in Chapter . Note that manner adverbs
are treated as complements following the suggestion in McConnell-Ginet ().
() IO >> DO >> Manner Adverbs/PART >> OBL
Adjuncts occur to the right of the internal complements. But some adjuncts can occur
interspersed with oblique complements. e exact conditions for this are not clear. For
instance in () the temporal adjunct i to timer (‘for two hours’) is linearized before the
prepositional object på bussen (‘for the bus’).
()
fordi jeg måe vente [i to timer] [på bussen]
because I had.to wait for two hours for bus.
‘because I had to wait two hours for the bus’
.. Extensions to the model
e topological model as presented cannot accommodate coordinating conjunctions as
in (a), or dislocated constituents as in (b). It has to be augmented with corresponding
“external” positions.
() a. [Og her fremgik det klart], at vi gør en masse på turistområdet,
and here appears it clearly that we do a lot in tourism.area.
[…]
‘And here we can see that we do a lot for the tourism but that we don’t do
enough at all […]’
b. Om det bliver i min levetid, [det ved jeg ikke].
if it is in my life.time that know I not
‘If it is going to be in my life time, I do not know.’
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