Search for dissertations about: "exclamatives"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word exclamatives.

2. 1. The Highest Force Hypothesis : Subordination in Swedish

   Author : David Petersson; Svenska som främmande språk; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Swedish; subordination; embedded V2; reported speech; exclamatives; V2 word order; V-to-C-movement; illocutionary Force;

   Abstract : This study discusses subordination in Swedish from the perspective of three construction types that involve clauses that have traditionally been difficult to classify as unambiguous main or subordinate clauses: “embedded V2”-constructions, direct speech constructions, and exclamatives. A general hypothesis regarding subordination and "superordination” is proposed: The Highest Force Hypothesis. READ MORE