Title: On the Structure of Swedish Subordinate Clauses
Abstract: In this paper I will discuss the distributional variations of different kinds of subjects in Swedish subordinate clauses. The discussion is based on a novel observation: in embedded V2 clauses, negation may only precede quantified subjects in the position following the complementizer. Exactly the same restriction is found in the first position of Swedish main clauses. This correlation I take to provide a strong argument for assuming V-to-C movement in embedded V2 clauses. Non-V2 complements do not display such a restriction: any type of negated subject may follow the complementizer. Thus I argue that by focusing on the position immediately to the right of the complementizer, we are offered a new tool for distinguishing the structural properties of different subordinate clause types in Swedish.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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