TY - JOUR AU - Bjerre, Anne PY - 2011/11/16 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Topic and focus in local subject extractions in Danish JF - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar JA - hpsg VL - IS - SE - Workshop papers DO - 10.21248/hpsg.2011.15 UR - https://proceedings.hpsg.xyz/article/view/762 SP - 270–288 AB - <p>The present paper proposes an analysis of the asymmetrical distribution of der, 'there', in embeddedinterrogative and relative clauses, respectively, in standard Danish. The analysis sets itself apartfrom previous analyses in integrating information structural constraints. We will show that thediscourse function of the extracted subject in the clauses in question determines whether derinsertion takes place in standard Danish. The analysis will further be shown to support the positionthat der in interrogative and relative clauses is an expletive subject filler, and that from aninformation structural point of view, the der in existential, presentational, passives and relativeclauses is indeed the same der.</p> ER -