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Studies in Övdalian morphology and syntax : new research on a lesser-known Scandinavian language /

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Övdalian is spoken in central Sweden by about 2000 speakers. Traditionally categorized as a dialect of Swedish, it has not received much international attention. However, Övdalian is typologically closer to Faroese or Icelandic than it is to Swedish, and since it has been spoken in relative isolatio...

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Other Authors: Bentzen, Kristine (Editor), Johannessen, Janne Bondi (Editor), Rosenkvist, Henrik (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015]
Series:Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.
Subjects:
Swedish language > Dialects > Sweden > Älvdalen.
Swedish language > Dialects > Morphology.
Swedish language > Dialects > Syntax.
Älvdalen (Sweden) > Languages.
Suédois (Langue) > Dialectes > Morphologie.
Suédois (Langue) > Dialectes > Syntaxe.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Language and languages
Swedish language > Dialects
Sweden > Älvdalen
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prelim pages
  • Table of contents
  • Introduction
  • Övdalian from 1909 to 2009
  • On the morpho-syntax of verb/adverb placement and fronting in embedded clauses in Modern Övdalian
  • Optional V-to-I movement in Övdalian
  • The syntax and meaning of subject doubling in Övdalian
  • The polyfunctionality of which in Övdalian
  • Is there a vocative case in the Övdalian language?
  • The morphological expression of case in Övdalian
  • Index