Article published in:
Advances in Gothic Philology and LinguisticsEdited by Alexandra Holsting and Hans Frede Nielsen †
[NOWELE 71:2] 2018
► pp. 161–175
The position of the verb in Gothic
The contribution of the Bologna fragment
Carla Falluomini | Università di Perugia
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.
Keywords:
Gothica Bononiensia
, Bologna fragment, Gothic verb order
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
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References
Published online: 21 June 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/nowele.00010.fal
https://doi.org/10.1075/nowele.00010.fal
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