Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
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Presentation Topic 5<br />
VSO Languages<br />
(You have <strong>to</strong> have read the textbook up until Chapter 9 <strong>to</strong> complete this<br />
task.)<br />
Different languages have different prevailing word orders.<br />
Irish is one of the around 9% of the languages in the world<br />
that features a VSO word order.<br />
It is particularly interesting whether there is a VP (verb +<br />
object) constituent in such languages.<br />
Read the articles given on the next slide and present the<br />
arguments for and against the existence of a VP constituent<br />
in such sentences. Furthermore, give an outline of<br />
McCloskey’s view and his arguments.<br />
27.05.2008 Some slides are adapted from material of A. Carnie 46
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