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Kersti Börjars, Elisabet Engdahl & Maia Andréasson (2003). SUBJECT AND OBJECT POSITIONS IN SWEDISH.
URL: http://csli-publications.stanford.edu/LFG/8/lfg03andreassonetal.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
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Example #1:
b. *Då såg henne han inte.
then see.PST she.ACC(Prowk) he.NOM(Prowk) not
`Then he didn't see her.'
Example #2:
(16) a. Den filmen såg Oscar igår.
that film.DEF see.PST Oscar yesterday
`That film, Oscar saw yesterday.'
Example #3:
b. Stekt kyckling gav Oscar hunden ofta.
fried chicken give.PST Oscar dog.DEF often
`It was fried chicken that Oscar often gave to the dog.'
Example #4:
e. * Eva har honom inte gett några pengar.
Eva have.PRS he.ACC not give.PPART any money
`Eva hasn't given him any money.'
Example #5:
(21) a. Hon sa inte nånting.
she say.PST not anything
`She didn't say anything.'
Example #6:
b. Hon sa ingenting.
she say.PST nothing
`She said nothing.'
Example #7:
(23) a. Jag har inte sett en hund.
I have.PRS not see.PPART a dog
`I haven't seen a dog.'
Example #8:
b. Jag har inte sagt nånting.
I have.PRS not say.PPART nothing
`I haven't said anything.'
Example #9:
d. Jag har ingenting sagt / ingen hund sett.
I have.PRS nothing say.PPART no dog see.PPART
`I've said nothing.'
Example #10:
(25) a. Där mötte honom François Mitterand.
there meet.PST he.ACC FM
`There François Mitterand met him.'
Example #11:
(28) a. Oscar såg den väl förmodligen inte.
Oscar have.PRS it surely probably not
`I guess Oscar probably didn't seen it.'
Example #12:
b. Då såg Oscar ju troligtvis aldrig filmen.
then see.PST Oscar evidentially probably never film.DEF
`Then Oscar must probably never have seen the film.'
Example #13:
(29) a. Där vill någon aldrig bo.
there want.PRS someone not live.INF
`There is someone who never wants to live there.'
Example #14:
b. Där vill aldrig någon bo.
there want.PRS not someone live.INF
`No-one ever wants to live there.'
Example #15:
(35) Det har ringt en massa människor till dig.
it have.FIN phone.PPART a lot people to you.ACC
`A lot of people have phoned you.'
Example #16:
(37) a. Jag har ingenting sagt.
I have.FIN nothing say.PPART
`I have said nothing.'
Example #17:
b. Jag har ingenting velat säga.
I have.FIN nothing want.PPART say.INF
`I haven't wanted to say anything.'
Example #18:
c. Jag har ingenstans kunnat sätta mig.
I have.FIN nowhere can.PPART sit.INF me
`I haven't been able to sit myself down anywhere.'
Example #19:
d. Jag har ingenting velat be henne göra.
I have.FIN nothing want.PPART ask.INF her do.INF
`I haven't wanted to ask her to do anything.'