Syntax of Dutch: Verbs and Verb Phrases (vol. 1 and 2)

 

The Syntax of Dutch presents a synthesis in seven volumes of the currently available syntactic knowledge of Dutch. Syntax of Dutch: Verbs and Verb Phrases consists of three volumes, of which the first two appear on 26 February 2015. A third volume on this topic will be published in 2016.

Volume 1 opens with a general introduction to verbs, including a review of various verb classifications and discussions on inflection, tense, mood, modality and aspect. This is followed by a comprehensive discussion of complementation (argument structure and verb frame alternations). Volume 2 continues the discussion of complementation, but is more specifically focused on clausal complements: the reader will find detailed discussions of finite and infinitival argument clauses, complex verb constructions and verb clustering. Volume 3 concludes with a description of adverbial modification and the overall structure of clauses in relation to, e.g., word order (verb placement, wh-movement. extraposition phenomena, scrambling, etc.).

Prof. dr. Norbert Corver
Prof. Norbert Corver

About the authors

Hans Broekhuis is a researcher at the Meertens Institute in Amsterdam, Norbert Corver is Professor of Dutch Linguistics at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities, and Riet Vos has been involved in the Syntax of Dutch project as a researcher from Tilburg University.

  • Title: Syntax of Dutch: Verbs and Verb Phrases, vol. I & II
  • Authors: Hans Broekhuis, Norbert Corver, Riet Vos
  • Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2015
  • ISBN: 9789089647306