Eintrag

Titel

Weil-V2

Personen

Marga Reis

Jahr

2013

Typ

Aufsatz

Periodikum

Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft

Seiten

221 - 261

Band

32

Heft

2

Schlagwörter

Kausal
Nebensatz
Verbstellung

Objektwörter

weil

Abstract

In this paper I take issue with Antomo & Steinbach’s (2010) analysis of so-called weil-V2 clauses, by which the syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic properties distinguishing them from integrated verb-final weil-clauses are claimed to all follow from two central factors: (i) parataxis triggering prosodic desintegration, (ii) V2-order triggering assertional force potential. Support for this analysis is sought in a close comparison of weil-V2 clauses with V2 complement and relative clauses, which is claimed to reveal pertinent functional and structural parallels. – In arguing against this analysis, I show, first, that the assertional status of the weil-V2 clause is triggered solely by the semantics of weil in combination with true main clause status, hence V2 as such plays no role; second, that the argument from subordinate V2-cases fails as well; third, that the broader interpretational range of weil-V2 clauses is completely shared by unintegrated verb-final weil-clauses; hence this difference to integrated verb-final weil-clauses cannot be due to ±parataxis and/or ±V2, but only to ±syntactic desintegration and/or ±root status. In concluding, I summarize the central factors an alternative compositional analysis of weil-V2 clauses could be based on, and sketch two problems remaining for either analysis.

https://grammis.ids-mannheim.de/bdg/80336