Cyclic cliticization in Icelandic

This squib discusses the clitic DU (-du/-ðu/-tu) in Icelandic and compares it with other reduced forms of personal pronouns, such as ’ann (for hann ‘he’) and ’ún (for hún ‘she’). We show that there are various restrictions found on DU which are not found on other reduced forms of personal pronouns i...

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Published inNordic journal of linguistics Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 111 - 127
Main Authors Sigurðsson, Einar Freyr, Wood, Jim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2019
Subjects
Clitics
Icelandic language
Morphophonemics
Phonology
Pronouns
Short Communications
Syntactic phases
Syntax
Icelandic
clitics
syntax
dative subjects
nominative objects
phase extension
phases
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ISSN0332-5865
1502-4717
DOI10.1017/S0332586519000076

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Summary:This squib discusses the clitic DU (-du/-ðu/-tu) in Icelandic and compares it with other reduced forms of personal pronouns, such as ’ann (for hann ‘he’) and ’ún (for hún ‘she’). We show that there are various restrictions found on DU which are not found on other reduced forms of personal pronouns in Icelandic. We argue that whereas reduced forms such as ’ann and ’ún are morphophonologically conditioned, DU is syntactically conditioned; it is not only clause-bounded but also phase-bounded.
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ISSN:0332-5865
1502-4717
DOI:10.1017/S0332586519000076