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Kersti Börjars and Nigel Vincent (2005). POSITION VS FUNCTION IN SCANDINAVIAN PRESENTATIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
URL: http://csli-publications.stanford.edu/LFG/10/lfg05borjarsvincent.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 3497&langcode=swe (2019-03-25).
Example #1:
(1) a. Det sitter en kackerlacka på locket. PAR
EXPL sit.PRES a cock roach on lid.DEF
`There is a cockroach on the lid.'
Example #2:
b. Det hade bråkat folk på hennes buss. MA
EXPL have.PST causing.trouble.PRES people on her bus
`People had been causing trouble on her bus.'
Example #3:
(2) a. Det sätts ett tak på den norska laxproduktionen. PAR
EXPL put.PRES.PASS a ceiling on the Norwegian salmon production
`A ceiling is put on the Norwegian salmon production.'
Example #4:
b. Det äts många och långa middagar här. AOS
EXPL eat.PRES.PASS many and long dinner.PL here
`Many a long dinner is eaten here.'
Example #5:
(3) Det väntade mig någon pinsam episod. HIST
EXPL wait.PST I.A CC some embarrassing episode
`Some embarrassing episode was lying in wait for me.'
Example #6:
(4) a. Det blev inlagt fyra trafikoffer i går. SAG 4:385
EXPL(N T.SG) become.PST admitPRT.SG.N T four traffic casualty.PL yesterday
`Four traffic casualties were admitted yesterday.'
Example #7:
b. Det blev skjutet en älg. Lødrup 1999:206
expl(NT.SG) become.pst shoot.prt.SG.N T a.SG.COM moose(COM)
`A moose was shot.'
Example #8:
(5) a. Oscar gillar honom.
Oscar like.FIN he.A CC
`Oscar likes him.'
Example #9:
b. Honom gillar Oscar.
he.A CC like.FIN Oscar
`Oscar likes him [TOP/FOC].'
Example #10:
b. *Gillar honom Oscar?
like.FIN he.A CC Oscar
`Does Oscar like him.'
Example #11:
(7) a. Sitter det en kackerlacka på locket?
sit.PRES EXPL a cock roach on lid.DEF
`Is there a cockroach on the lid?'
Example #12:
b. Sätts det ett tak på den norska laxproduktionen?
put.PRES.PASS EXPL a ceiling on the Norwegian salmon production
`Is a ceiling put on the Norwegian salmon production?'
Example #13:
(8) a. Det verkar sitta en kackerlacka på locket.
EXPL seem.PRES sit.INF a cock roach on lid.DEF
`There seems to be a cockroach sitting on the lid.'
Example #14:
b. Det verkar sättas ett tak på den norska laxproduktionen?
EXPL seem.PRES put.INF.PASS a ceiling on the Norwegian salmon production
`Is a ceiling put on the Norwegian salmon production?'
Example #15:
(11) a. Det gavs dem ingen tid till gottgörelse. Portugalien
EXPL give.PST.PASS them no time for recomp ense
`They were given no time to make amends.'
Example #16:
b. Det gavs honom goda möjligheter att utarbeta sitt system. Tektid
EXPL give.PST.PASS him good opportunities INF draw up his system
`He was given good opportunities to work out his system.'
Example #17:
(12) a. Det gavs ingen hjälp för honom. PAR
EXPL give.PASS n o h el p for him
`No help was given to him.'
Example #18:
älgar av den mjukare sorten till oss.
elk of the softer kind to us
toy elks.'
Example #19:
(19) a. Det blev fyra trafikoffer inlagda igår. SAG 4:385
EXPL become.PST four casualty.PL admit.PRT.PL yesterday
`Four traffic casualties were admitted yesterday.'
Example #20:
skrivet / skrivna igår?
write.PRT.NT.SG write.PRT.PL yesterday
`How many letters were written yesterday?'
Example #21:
(1) a. Det sitter en kackerlacka på locket. PAR
EXPL sit.PRES a cock roach on lid.DEF
`There is a cockroach on the lid.'
Example #22:
b. Det hade bråkat folk på hennes buss. MA
EXPL have.PST causing.trouble.PRES people on her bus
`People had been causing trouble on her bus.'
Example #23:
(24) a. Där finns gott om plats här.
EXPL exist.PRES good of place here
`There is plenty of space here.'
Example #24:
(27) a. *Det arbetar motvilligt 5000 lärare på universitetet. Engdahl To app:37
EXPL work .PRES reluctantly 5000 teacher.PL at university.DEF
`5000 teachers work reluctantly at the University.'
Example #25:
flera av dem ganska motvilligt.
several of them rather reluctantly
`5000 teachers work at the University, several of them reluctantly.'