Aspects of the diachronic Morphsyntax of the Germanic Nominal Domain: From Proto-Germanic to its daughters

The project investigates two main aspects of the diachronic development of the Germanic noun phrase. The first concerns the NP/DP parameter and how the determiner system influences clausal syntax. The second concerns the nanosyntax of the proximal demonstrative ('this' < 'that' + 'see'). Empirical data is drawn from the runic inscriptions, Old Norse, Old English, Old High German, and Gothic.