Dutch word order and binding
Glyn V. Morrill · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · 2000
This paper offers a type-logical account of Dutch word order with special reference to quantifier binding in subordinate clauses. This paper offers a type-logical account of Dutch word order with special reference to quantifier binding in subordinate clauses. Theword order of simple subordinate clauses is exemplified by the following: a. (: : : dat) Jan zong (: : : that) J. sang "(: : : that) Jan sang" b. (: : : dat) Jan boeken las (: : : that) J. books read "(: : : that) Jan read books" c. (: : : dat) Jan boeken aan Marie gaf (: : : that) J. books to M. gave "(: : : that) Jan gave books to Marie" (1.1) We see that the finite tensed verb appears clause-finally. When the main verb is an infinitival complement of a modal or control verb, a so-called verb raising trigger, it appears after the verb raising trigger(s) in a clause-final verb cluster: a. (: : : dat) Jan boeken kan lezen (: : : that) J. books is able read "(: : : that) Jan is able to read books" b. (: : : dat) Jan boeken wil k...