Morphosyntax of verb movement
Subtitle: a minimalist approach to the syntax of Dutch
By: C. Jan Wouter-Zwart.
Series: Studies in natural language and linguistic theory ;; v. 39
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston
Language: eng; dut
Number of pages: 317
Subjects: Dutch language -- Syntax; Dutch language -- Verb; Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
Description: Morphosyntax of Verb Movement discusses the phenomenon of Dutch, present in many Germanic languages, that the finite verb is fronted in main clauses but not in embedded clauses. The theoretical framework adopted is the so-called Minimalist Program of Chomsky (1995), the latest developmental stage of generative grammar.

Taking issue with previous analyses, the author argues that phrase structure in Dutch is uniformity head initial, and that the finite verb moves to different positions in subject initial main clauses and in inversion constructions.

The book contains lucid and detailed discussion of many theoretical issues in connection with the Minimalist Program, such as the relation between syntax and morphology, the nature of syntactic licensing, and the structure of the functional domain. At the same time, it offers a survey of the properties of Dutch syntax, a discussion of previous analyses of Dutch syntax and a wealth of material from dialects of Dutch and other Germanic languages.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-303) and indexes.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Groningen, 1993.