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Article published In: Advances in Gothic Philology and Linguistics
Edited by Alexandra Holsting and Hans Frede Nielsen †
[NOWELE 71:2] 2018
► pp. 161–175

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The position of the verb in Gothic

The contribution of the Bologna fragment

 | Università di Perugia
Published online: 21 June 2018
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to offer a descriptive analysis of the position of the verb in the recently discovered Gothic fragment of Bologna (Gothica Bononiensia) – a text that seems to be independent of Greek or Latin models – in order to highlight analogies to and differences from other Gothic texts. The analysis shows that the position of the verb is relatively free, both in main and in subordinate clauses, with some exceptions (negatives, wh-questions and imperatives). The text exhibits the coexistence of competing grammatical constructions, used to satisfy pragmatic and stylistic requirements.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Gothic verb order: General remarks
  • 3.Verb order in the Bologna fragment
    • Main clauses
    • Consecutive clauses
    • Relative clauses
    • Negative clauses
    • Wh-questions
    • Imperative clauses
  • 4.Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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