Examining Delayed Complements in Norwegian within an Incremental Left-Branching Grammar Framework

Abstract

In this paper, I will present an analysis of complement clauses in Norwegian that are licensed by the five adverbs så/såpass ‘so’ and slik/sånn/sådan ‘such’. It will be assumed that the licensed complement clause, although it is licensed by the adverb, is not a complement within the constituent with the adverb, but rather a complement of the clause. This opens for a uniform analysis of complement clauses licensed by adverbs, irrespective of their position with regard to the licensing adverb. The analysis will be conducted within the framework of an HPSG-inspired incremental typed feature structure grammar of Norwegian.