Tor Arne Haugen
List of John Benjamins publications in which Tor Arne Haugen is involved.
Articles
2014 Scandinavian pancake constructions as a family of constructions Cognitive Linguistic Studies 1:2, pp. 171–196 | Article
This paper deals with a classical problem in Scandinavian grammar, so-called ‘pancake sentences’, nicknamed after examples like Pannekaker er godt ‘Pancakes are good’ where there seemingly is disagreement between the plural subject and the predicative adjective in the neuter singular. Our aim is… read more
2013 Adjectival valency as valency constructions: Evidence from Norwegian Constructions and Frames 5:1, pp. 35–68 | Article
The article offers new data to the debate on lexical vs. constructional approaches to valency. Research on valency has mainly been concerned with verbs, and in this article it is argued that the neglected area of adjectival valency can shed some new light on this fundamental question. Among the… read more