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oa Why syntax is all about semantics and pragmatics
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Nederlandse Taalkunde, Volume 27, Issue 1, Jul 2022, p. 2 - 14
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- 01 Jul 2022
Abstract
Abstract
In this paper I reanalyze the data provided in Barbiers (2018) on Dutch adverbs which occur in an embedded (complement) clause while they semantically pertain to the matrix (main) clause (or vice versa). Whereas Barbiers analyzes adverb placement in Dutch along the lines of the Cinque hierarchy (Cinque 1999), I will propose an analysis and explanation along semantic lines which does not need any movement, thereby stressing the importance of semantics and pragmatics in syntactic analyses.
© Egbert Fortuin
Keyword(s):
adverb raising;
bridge verb;
Cinque hierarchy;
factive verb;
long-distance dependency;
neg-raising