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The syntax of the V3 particle så in the Swedish left periphery

Lookup NU author(s): Emeritus Professor Anders Holmberg

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This is the authors' accepted manuscript of a book chapter that has been published in its final definitive form by Oxford University Press, 2023.

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Abstract

A characteristic feature of the left periphery in Mainland Scandinavian is the particle så occurring optionally between certain fronted constituents and the finite verb in root clauses. Following Eide (2011) the particle will be analysed as a head high in the C-domain, a variety of declarative Force with the features [D-Force, −Top, −Foc]. It will attract mainly adjuncts, except wh-adjuncts. The corresponding particle in Fenno-Swedish has a freer distribution, having the features [D-Force, −Operator], meaning that it accepts as specifier any fronted phrase except pure operators. Så also occurs, in a different construction, checking the EPP of Fin in clausal complements of the conjunctions eller ‘or’ and och ‘and’ in Swedish.

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Author(s): Holmberg A

Editor(s): De Clercq K; Haegeman L; Lohndal T; Meklenborg C;

Publication type: Book Chapter

Publication status: Published

Book Title: Adverbial Resumption in Verb Second Languages

Year: 2023

Pages: 287-311

Print publication date: 13/02/2023

Acceptance date: 12/10/2021

Series Title: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Place Published: New York

URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/adverbial-resumption-in-verb-second-languages-9780197651155?cc=gb&lang=en&

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ISBN: 9780197651155

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