Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Form and function of verb second – an overview 1
5. A grammar competition analysis of V2 phenomena in second language acquisition 47
6. How much verb moves to second position? 77
7. Notes on the left periphery of V2 complement clauses in German: Complementiser drop and complementiser doubling 123
8. Assertive potential, speaker evidence and embedded V2 147
9. What kind of main clause phenomenon is V2 in German? 169
10. The left periphery as interface – On verb second and finiteness interaction 207
11. Variation and change in the licensing of dependent V2 in German 251
12. On the licensing of null subjects in Old Venetian 277
13. Verb third as Cluster movement in German 295
14. On the role of the left periphery in the interpretation of causal Wo-VE-clauses 329
15. Parentheticals, root phenomena, and V2 in German 371
16. Verb movement and topicalization in German 413
17. Addresses 445
18. Index 447