2nd Edition

Syntax of Dutch Volume III Verbs and Verb Phrases 3: Word order in the clause

By Hans Broekhuis, Norbert Corver Copyright 2027
652 Pages 54 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Syntax of Dutch presents a synthesis of current thinking on Dutch syntax. Its principal focus is on describing the Dutch language; technical issues related to linguistic theory are addressed only if new light is shed on the subject. The work is organized around the four lexical categories verbs (volumes 1–3),nouns (volumes 4–5), adjectives (volume 6), and adpositions (volume 7). It includes... Read more

Chapter 9

Word order in the clause I: General introduction

Hans Broekhuis and Norbert Corver

Chapter 10

Word order in the clause II: Position of the finite verb (verb-first/second) 

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Chapter 11

Word order in the clause III: Clause-initial position (wh-movement) 

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Chapter 12

Word order in the clause IV: Postverbal field (extraposition) 

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Chapter 13

Word order in the clause V: Middle field (scrambling)

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Glossary (Part I: Verb phrases) 

References (Part I: Verb phrases) 

Biography

Hans Broekhuis is a researcher at the Meertens institute in Amsterdam

Norbert Corver is professor of Dutch Linguistics at Utrecht University