Axel K. Studies on Old High German Syntax. Left sentence periphery, verb placement and verb-second

John Benjamins Pub Co, 2007. — 382 p. — (Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today).
Language: EnglishThis book is a historical investigation into various aspects of the syntax of the left sentence periphery in German. Its major aim is to investigate the origins of the verb-second property. Accordingly, it centres on the following three phenomena: the generalization of verb movement, the development of obligatory XP-fronting, and the establishment of the ‘linear’ verb-second restriction in the strict sense.
The language period which will be investigated is the oldest attested stage of the German language, i.e. the Old High German (OHG) period.