Icelandic

Research output

Research output per year 1989 2002 2003 2004 2006 2009 2011 2012 2024

• 21 Book chapter
• 21 Article
• 12 Working paper
• 6 Report
• 6 More
  • 2 Anthology (editor)
  • 2 Book
  • 1 Paper in conference proceeding
  • 1 Debate/Note/Editorial

Research output per year

Research output per year

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• 2024

  Utan sax och klister – inga journalister? Textsamspel i nyhetsartiklar om kriserna i Svenska Akademien 1989 och 2018 och TT-nyheter 1982–2020

  Skärlund, S., 2024, Svenskans beskrivning 38: Förhandlingar vid trettioåttonde sammankomsten. Örebro 4–6 maj 2022, del III. Jansson, D., Melander, I., Westberg, G. & Yassin Falk, D. (eds.). Örebro: Örebro universitet, p. 38-56 19 p. (Svenskans beskrivning; vol. 38).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2022

  Hvor ‘Each’ Reciprocals and Distributives in Icelandic: E-Raising + Short Main Verb Movement

  Sigurosson, H. Á., Wood, J. & Sigurosson, E. F., 2022 Jul 6, In: Linguistic Inquiry. 53, 3, p. 571-588 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Reciprocal 100%
  • Verb movement 100%
  • main verb 100%
  • non-finite verb 100%
  • Atom 66%
• 2021

  Introduction: case impoverished Germanic

  Sigurðsson, H. & Heltoft, L., 2021, In: Acta Linguistica Hafniensia. 53, 2, p. 129-131

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Debate/Note/Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

• Swedish predicative oblique case: default or not?

  Sigurdsson, H. A. & van de Weijer, J., 2021, In: Acta Linguistica Hafniensia. 53, 2, p. 191-206

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Oblique Case 100%
  • Semantic roles 16%
• 2020

  "We Olaf": Pro[(x-)NP] constructions in Icelandic and beyond

  Sigurosson, H. Á. & Wood, J., 2020, In: Glossa. 5, 1, 16.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Pronouns 100%
  • annex 100%
  • Personal Pronoun 49%
  • Linguists 25%
  • Meaning 25%
• 2019

  Gender at the edge

  Sigurdsson, H. A., 2019, In: Linguistic Inquiry. p. 723–750

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Scanning 100%
  • Strategy 49%
  • Person 49%
  • Architecture 49%
  • Linking 49%

• Subject Float, Low Subject Trapping, and Case in Icelandic

  Sigurdsson, H. A., 2019, The sign of the V: Papers in honour of Sten Vikner. Christensen, K. R., Jørgensen, H. & Wood, J. L. (eds.). Aarhus: Aarhus University , p. 591–618

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Person 100%
  • scrutiny 100%
  • Verbs 100%
  • Movement 100%
  123 Downloads (Pure)

• Topicality in Icelandic: Null arguments and Narrative Inversion

  Sigurdsson, H. A., 2019, Architecture of Topic. Molnár, V., Egerland, V. & Winkler, S. (eds.). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 249–271 (Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG] ; vol. 136).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  • Topicality 100%
  • Grammar 100%
  • Externalization 33%
  • Structure 14%
  • Evidence 14%
• 2018

  Icelandic declarative V1: a brief overview

  Sigurdsson, H. A., 2018, Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax, p. 49–55, 7 p. (Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax; no. 101).

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

  Open Access

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  • Texts 100%
  • main clause 33%
  • History 16%
  • Clause 16%
  • Verbs 16%
  282 Downloads (Pure)

• Presentational sentences in Icelandic and Swedish: Roles and positions

  Engdahl, E., Maling, J., Sigurdsson, H. A. & Zaenen, A., 2018, Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax, p. 1–28, (Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax; no. 101).

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

  Open Access

  • Swedish 100%
  • Icelandic 100%
  • Difference 33%
  • Languages 33%
  • Comparison 33%
• 2017

  Stylistic Fronting in corpora

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2017, Syntactic Variation in Insular Scandinavian. Thráinsson, H., Heycock, C., Petersen, H. P. & Hansen, Z. S. (eds.). John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 307–338 (Studies in Germanic Linguistics ; vol. 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Corpus 100%
  • impersonals 50%
  • Clause 37%
  • Survey 25%
  • Linguistics 12%
  324 Downloads (Pure)

• Who are we – and who is I? About Person and SELF

  Sigurdsson, H. A., 2017, Order and structure in syntax II: Subjecthood and Argument Structure . Bailey, L. R. & Sheehan, M. (eds.). Berlin: Language Science Press, p. 199–221 (Open Generative Syntax ).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2016

  The split T analysis

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2016, Finiteness Matters: On Finiteness-Related Phenomena in Natural Languages. Eide, K. M. (ed.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 79–92 (Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today; vol. 231).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  248 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Gender : a PF reflection of an edge linker

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2015, LingBuzz, http://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz.

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

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  364 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  About pronouns

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2014, Lund: Department of Scandinavian Languages, Lund University, p. 66-98, (Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax; vol. 92).

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

  Open Access

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  403 Downloads (Pure)

• Icelandic Inflections / Isländsk substantivböjning.

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2014, LingBuzz. 40 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

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  1325 Downloads (Pure)

• Let-causatives and (a)symmetric DAT-NOM constructions.

  Wood, J. & Sigurðsson, H. A., 2014, In: Syntax. 17, 3, p. 269-298

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Causative 100%
  • accusative case 33%
  • Case alternation 33%
  303 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  Om ordföljd i germanska språk

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2013, (Unpublished) [Publisher information missing]. 31 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

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  2848 Downloads (Pure)
• 2012

  Case variation: viruses and star wars

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2012, In: Nordic Journal of Linguistics. 35, 3, p. 313-342

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  269 Downloads (Pure)

• Minimalist C/case

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2012, In: Linguistic Inquiry. 43, 2, p. 191-227

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Minimalist 100%
  • System 33%
  • A-movement 33%
  • Atom 16%
  • Evidence 16%
  526 Downloads (Pure)

• Silent heads

  Sigurðsson, H. A. & Maling, J., 2012, Functional Heads. Brugè, L., Cardinaletti, A., Giusti, G., Munaro, N. & Poletto, C. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 368-378

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  176 Downloads (Pure)

• Thoughts on cartography and universality

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2012, Enjoy linguistics: papers offered to Luigi Rizzi on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Bianchi, V. & Chesi, C. (eds.).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  174 Downloads (Pure)
• 2011

  Conditions on argument drop

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2011, In: Linguistic Inquiry. 42, 2, p. 267-304

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Grammar 100%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 100%
  • Controlled 33%
  • Null subject 33%
  • Referential 33%
  417 Downloads (Pure)

• On the New Passive

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2011, In: Syntax. 14, 2, p. 148-178

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • passive forms 100%
  • Expletives 100%
  • impersonals 100%
  311 Downloads (Pure)

• On UG and materialization

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2011, In: Linguistic Analysis. 37, p. 367-388

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Universal Grammar 100%
  • Grammar 100%
  • Copy 50%
  • Language variation 25%
  • Externalization 25%
  237 Downloads (Pure)

• Uniformity and diversity: A minimalist perspective

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2011, In: Linguistic Variation Yearbook. 11, p. 189-222

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Development 100%
  • Grammar 100%
  538 Downloads (Pure)
• 2010

  Mood in Icelandic

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2010, Mood Systems in the Languages of Europe. Rothstein, B. & Thieroff, R. (eds.). John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 33-55

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  597 Downloads (Pure)

• On EPP effects

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2010, In: Studia Linguistica. 64, 2, p. 159-189

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Movement 100%
  • Atom 50%
  • Person 50%
  • Clause 50%

• The Empty Left Edge Condition

  Sigurðsson, H. A. & Maling, J., 2010, Exploring Crash-Proof Grammars. Putnam, M. T. (ed.). John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 59-86

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  283 Downloads (Pure)
• 2009

  Externalization: the case of C/case

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2009, (Unpublished) 38 p.

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

• Language quarks

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2009, In: Iberia (Seville): an international journal of theoretical linguistics. 1, p. 169-183

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  113 Downloads (Pure)

• Remarks on features

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2009, Explorations of phase theory. Grohman, K. (ed.). Mouton de Gruyter, Vol. 18. p. 21-52

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  • Tradition 100%
  • Labour 100%
  • Semantics 100%
  • Syntactic Structure 100%
  • Invisible 100%
  240 Downloads (Pure)

• The No Case Generalization

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2009, Advances in Comparative Germanic Syntax. Alexiadou, A., Hankamer, J., McFadden, T., Nuger, J. & Schäfer, F. (eds.). John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 249-279

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

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  309 Downloads (Pure)
• 2008

  Argument drop and the Empty Left Edge Condition

  Sigurðsson, H. A. & Maling, J., 2008, 27 p. (Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax; vol. 81).

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

• Icelandic Dative Intervention

  Sigurðsson, H. A. & Holmberg, A., 2008, Agreement Restrictions. D’Alessandro, R., Fischer, S. & Hrafnbjargarson, G. H. (eds.). Mouton de Gruyter, p. 251-279

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  649 Downloads (Pure)

• The case of PRO

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2008, In: Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 26, 2, p. 403-450

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Infinitive 100%
  • nominative 100%
  • Structure 49%
  • Person 49%
  • Expression 49%
  401 Downloads (Pure)
• 2007

  Argument features, clausal structure and the computation.

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2007, Argument Structure. Reuland, E., Bhattacharya, T. & Spathas, G. (eds.). John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 121-158

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  • Structure 100%
  • Tense 100%
  • Person 66%
  • Movement 66%
  • Force 33%
  332 Downloads (Pure)

• On null arguments.

  Sigurðsson, H. A. & Maling, J., 2007, Proceedings of the “XXXII Incontro di Grammatica Generativa”. Picci, M. C. & Pona, A. (eds.). Edizioni dell’Orso, p. 167-180

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  224 Downloads (Pure)
• 2006

  Agree in syntax, agreement in signs

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2006, Agreement Systems. Boeckx, C. (ed.). John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 201-237

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

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  • Syntactics 100%
  • Structure 50%
  • block matching 50%
  • Atom 16%
  • Compositionality 16%
  423 Downloads (Pure)

• Fraser och frasstruktur

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2006, (Unpublished) [Publisher information missing]. 35 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

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  570 Downloads (Pure)

• PF is more ‘syntactic’ than often assumed.

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2006, 28 p. (Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax; vol. 77, pp. 101–128).

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

  • Syntactics 100%
  • Revised Version 100%

• The Icelandic noun phrase: central traits

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2006, In: Arkiv för nordisk filologi. 121, p. 193-236

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Nouns 100%
  • Traits 100%
  • Noun phrase 100%
  • Genitive 50%
  • Structure 25%
  386 Downloads (Pure)

• The Nom/Acc alternation in Germanic

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2006, In: Comparative Studies in Germanic Syntax. p. 13-50

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Alternation 100%
  • Semantics 100%
  • Children 100%
  • Accusative 71%
  • Structure 28%
  1192 Downloads (Pure)

• The Nominative Puzzle and the Low Nominative Hypothesis

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2006, In: Linguistic Inquiry. 37, 2, p. 289-308

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Puzzle 100%
  • nominative 100%
  • Accusative 57%
  • Anaphor 14%
  • Independent 14%
  341 Downloads (Pure)

• Um bakstur og boðhátt (‘On baking and the imperative’)

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2006, Lesið í hljóði fyrir Kristján Árnason sextugan (a Festchrift for Kristján Árnason. p. 77-81

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

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  117 Downloads (Pure)
• 2005

  Accusative and the Nom/Acc alternation in Germanic

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2005, 40 p. (Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax; vol. 76, pp. 93-133).

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper
• 2004

  Agree and Agreement - Evidence from Germanic

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2004, Focus on Germanic Typology. Abraham, W. (ed.). Akademie Verlag, p. 61-103

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  • Evidence 100%
  376 Downloads (Pure)

• Agree in Syntax, Agreement in Signs.

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2004, 42 p. (Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax; vol. 74, pp. 1-42).

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

  • Syntactics 100%
  • Structure 50%
  • block matching 50%
  • Atom 16%
  • Compositionality 16%

• Icelandic non-nominative subjects

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2004, Non-nominative Subjects, Vol 2. Bhaskararao, P. & Subbarao, K. V. (eds.). John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 137-159

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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  • nominative 100%
  821 Downloads (Pure)

• Meaningful silence, meaningless sounds.

  Sigurðsson, H. A., 2004, In: Linguistic Variation Yearbook. 4, p. 235-259

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Sound 100%
  • Silence 100%
  • Structure 33%
  • Atom 33%
  • Explicit 33%
  579 Downloads (Pure)