Höskuldur Þráinsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4797374 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Höskuldur Þráinsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Höskuldur |
| FAMILY NAME | Þráinsson |
| SIGNATURE | ÞRÁINSSON H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iceland |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-6290-9682 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 108 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
V2 violations in different variants of Icelandic: A common denominator
In this article, we report on a number of violations of (or exceptions to) the so-called V2 constraint in different variants of Icelandic. The main purpose is to investigate what these violations can tell us about the nature of the V2 constraint, its vulnerability, the limits of syntax, and about children’s ability to sort out what is relevant and what is not in the input they hear during the acquisition period. Three main explanatory possibilite…
V2 and V3 Orders in North-American Icelandic
The finite verb typically occurs in second position in main clauses in Germanic languages other than English. Hence they are often referred to as ʽverb-second languagesʼ or V2-languages for short. The difference between a V2-language and a non-V2 language is shown in (i)–(ii) with Icelandic examples and English glosses (the finite verb is highlighted): In example (i) the finite verb occurs in second position in Icelandic, immediately following th…
On Complementation in Icelandic
This study deals with the complementation of verbs in Icelandic. The main emphasis is on clausal complements of verbs and the syntactic rules that operate in and on such complements. This study is written with two kinds of readers in mind. First, it is written for the theoretical linguist who is looking for phenomena of general theoretical interest, i.e. facts about Icelandic syntax that bear on the question what an adequate general linguistic th…
Full NP Object Shift: The Old Norse Puzzle and the Faroese Puzzle revisited
This paper argues that there is no reason to believe that full NP Object Shift (NPOS) was not found in Old Norse (Old Icelandic) nor that it is more common in Modern Icelandic than in earlier stages of the language. In addition, it is claimed that NPOS is also an option in Modern Faroese, contrary to common belief, although it is much more restricted in Faroese than in Icelandic. These results demonstrate the usefulness of systematic corpus studi…
Predictable and unpredictable sources of variable verb and adverb placement in Scandinavian
The Syntax of Icelandic
Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order, clause structure, agreement patterns and case system arousing much theoretical interest and debate in recent years. This is an informative and accessible guide to the structure of Icelandic, focusing in particular on those characteristics that have contributed greatly to syntactic research. Each chapter is divided into two main sections - providing both a descripti…
Two Heads Aren't Always Better Than One
We propose a novel theory of verb raising in which different surface positions of the finite verb across languages reflect differences in phrase structure in a principled manner. Assuming that the inventory of functional projections dominating VP is not universal (e.g., the presence of Agr-Phrases is a point of parametric variation) current assumptions about locality predict obligatory verb raising in a language with Agr-Phrases, but obligatory V…
Studies in Comparative Germanic Syntax: Volume II
A Semantic Reflexive in Icelandic
Case and Grammatical Functions: The Icelandic Passive
On Icelandic Word Order Once More
Word Order and Syntactic Features in the Scandinavian Languages and English
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Case and grammatical functions: The Icelandic passive
Different types of infinitival complements in Icelandic
Case and grammatical functions: The Icelandic passive
Two Heads Aren't Always Better Than One
We propose a novel theory of verb raising in which different surface positions of the finite verb across languages reflect differences in phrase structure in a principled manner. Assuming that the inventory of functional projections dominating VP is not universal (e.g., the presence of Agr-Phrases is a point of parametric variation) current assumptions about locality predict obligatory verb raising in a language with Agr-Phrases, but obligatory V…
Predictable and unpredictable sources of variable verb and adverb placement in Scandinavian
V2 and V3 Orders in North-American Icelandic
The finite verb typically occurs in second position in main clauses in Germanic languages other than English. Hence they are often referred to as ʽverb-second languagesʼ or V2-languages for short. The difference between a V2-language and a non-V2 language is shown in (i)–(ii) with Icelandic examples and English glosses (the finite verb is highlighted): In example (i) the finite verb occurs in second position in Icelandic, immediately following th…
Different types of infinitival complements in Icelandic
Case and grammatical functions: The Icelandic passive
Word Order and Syntactic Features in the Scandinavian Languages and English
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
A Semantic Reflexive in Icelandic
Case and Grammatical Functions: The Icelandic Passive
On Icelandic Word Order Once More
Studies in Comparative Germanic Syntax: Volume II
Two Heads Aren't Always Better Than One
We propose a novel theory of verb raising in which different surface positions of the finite verb across languages reflect differences in phrase structure in a principled manner. Assuming that the inventory of functional projections dominating VP is not universal (e.g., the presence of Agr-Phrases is a point of parametric variation) current assumptions about locality predict obligatory verb raising in a language with Agr-Phrases, but obligatory V…
The Syntax of Icelandic
Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order, clause structure, agreement patterns and case system arousing much theoretical interest and debate in recent years. This is an informative and accessible guide to the structure of Icelandic, focusing in particular on those characteristics that have contributed greatly to syntactic research. Each chapter is divided into two main sections - providing both a descripti…
Predictable and unpredictable sources of variable verb and adverb placement in Scandinavian
Full NP Object Shift: The Old Norse Puzzle and the Faroese Puzzle revisited
This paper argues that there is no reason to believe that full NP Object Shift (NPOS) was not found in Old Norse (Old Icelandic) nor that it is more common in Modern Icelandic than in earlier stages of the language. In addition, it is claimed that NPOS is also an option in Modern Faroese, contrary to common belief, although it is much more restricted in Faroese than in Icelandic. These results demonstrate the usefulness of systematic corpus studi…
On Complementation in Icelandic
This study deals with the complementation of verbs in Icelandic. The main emphasis is on clausal complements of verbs and the syntactic rules that operate in and on such complements. This study is written with two kinds of readers in mind. First, it is written for the theoretical linguist who is looking for phenomena of general theoretical interest, i.e. facts about Icelandic syntax that bear on the question what an adequate general linguistic th…
V2 and V3 Orders in North-American Icelandic
The finite verb typically occurs in second position in main clauses in Germanic languages other than English. Hence they are often referred to as ʽverb-second languagesʼ or V2-languages for short. The difference between a V2-language and a non-V2 language is shown in (i)–(ii) with Icelandic examples and English glosses (the finite verb is highlighted): In example (i) the finite verb occurs in second position in Icelandic, immediately following th…
V2 violations in different variants of Icelandic: A common denominator
In this article, we report on a number of violations of (or exceptions to) the so-called V2 constraint in different variants of Icelandic. The main purpose is to investigate what these violations can tell us about the nature of the V2 constraint, its vulnerability, the limits of syntax, and about children’s ability to sort out what is relevant and what is not in the input they hear during the acquisition period. Three main explanatory possibilite…
Linguistics (14 works) · Philosophy (14 works) · Icelandic (11 works) · Linguistics and language evolution (9 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · History (7 works) · Syntax (5 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works)