37.85, Books: Rethinking Syntactic Boundaries in Old Norse: Tiemann (2025)

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Date: 07-Jan-2026
From: Rosanna Woensdregt [rosanna.woensdregt at degruyterbrill.com]
Subject: Rethinking Syntactic Boundaries in Old Norse: Tiemann (2025)


Title: Rethinking Syntactic Boundaries in Old Norse
Subtitle: Syntactic Variation and Information Structure in Old
Norwegian
Series Title: Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: De Gruyter Brill
           https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en
Book URL: https://brill.com/display/title/73453

Author(s): Juliane Tiemann

Hardback ISBN: 978-90-04-74893-4
E-Book ISBN:  978-90-04-74892-7 (Open Access)

Abstract:

What if Old Norwegian syntax diverged from Old Icelandic earlier than
previously assumed? Discover the hidden dynamics of Old Norwegian
syntax in this groundbreaking volume that challenges the long-held
view that Old Norwegian and Old Icelandic can, on a syntactic level,
be treated uniformly under the broader term ‘Old Norse.’ Through
detailed analyses of information structure and prosodic weight, this
book reveals – among other findings – an early shift toward fixed VO
word order in Old Norwegian, contrasting with Old Icelandic’s freer
syntax. Drawing on thoroughly annotated Old Norwegian corpus data and
comparative insights from other Germanic languages, this monograph
offers new perspectives for scholars of historical linguistics and
Scandinavian studies, as well as manuscript research.
Readership: This book targets researchers and postgraduate students in
historical linguistics, Scandinavian studies, and manuscript research,
as well as scholars in Old Norse syntax, information structure, and
Germanic language development.

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics

Subject Language(s): Old Norse (non)

Language Family(ies): Indo-European

Written In: English (eng)



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