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'''Root clause''' is a [[main clause]] which is not [[embedding|embedded]]. In [[verb second]] languages root clauses differ from embedded clauses in that the finite [[verb]] is in second position. | '''Root clause''' is a [[main clause]] which is not [[embedding|embedded]]. In [[verb second]] languages root clauses differ from embedded clauses in that the finite [[verb]] is in second position. | ||
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| − | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Root+clause&lemmacode=357 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Root+clause&lemmacode=357 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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* Besten, H.den 1989. ''Studies in West Germanic Syntax,'' Diss KUB, Rodopi, Amsterdam. | * Besten, H.den 1989. ''Studies in West Germanic Syntax,'' Diss KUB, Rodopi, Amsterdam. | ||
* Emonds, J. 1976. ''A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations,'' Academic Press, New York. | * Emonds, J. 1976. ''A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations,'' Academic Press, New York. | ||
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Definition
Root clause is a main clause which is not embedded. In verb second languages root clauses differ from embedded clauses in that the finite verb is in second position.
Links
References
- Besten, H.den 1989. Studies in West Germanic Syntax, Diss KUB, Rodopi, Amsterdam.
- Emonds, J. 1976. A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations, Academic Press, New York.
