The possibility of topicalizing sentential negation is severely restricted in the Germanic V2-languages. In this paper, we show that negative preposing was more frequent and less restricted in earlier ...

The thesis that classroom instruction in the grammatical forms of a language is undesirable, held by some applied linguists, is rejected. On the other hand, it is neither necessary nor desirable to ...

The study of language semantics and syntax explores the intricate relationship between meaning and grammatical structure. Contemporary research has increasingly focused on how semantic content is ...

College of Arts and Sciences: Global Languages and Cultures; Academic Affairs and Learning Initiatives: Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Work, Nicola. Argument Realization in French and ...

10.45-11.15 Hanna Lantto (Helsinki): The location of focus in monolingual Basque sentences vs. bilingual Basque-Spanish sentences (abstract) 11.15-11.45 Anton Granvik (Helsinki): A contrastive ...