Pseudo-coordinations in Faroese

Caroline Heycock | University of Edinburgh, UK

Hjalmar P. Petersen | University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn

In this article we describe the system of pseudo-coordinations in Faroese − coordinations in the verbal system in which the second conjunct appears in fact to be subordinated to the first − in the light of previous discussions of this phenomenon in Scandinavian. We discuss pseudo-coordinations − mainly, but not exclusively, with verbs of posture in the first conjunct − that have an aspectual interpretation (e.g. sit and ...); and also pseudo-coordinations where the second conjunct alternates with an infinitive clause (e.g. try and ...). We conclude with an overview of the distribution of pseudo-coordinations in Germanic, and offer some suggestions as to how they may have arisen in Faroese.

Published online: 22 August 2012
https://doi.org/10.1075/hsm.13.18hey

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