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==Definition==
 
 
 
'''Root clause''' is a [[main clause]] which is not [[embedding|embedded]]. In [[verb second]] languages root clauses differ from embedded clauses in that the finite [[verb]] is in second position.
 
'''Root clause''' is a [[main clause]] which is not [[embedding|embedded]]. In [[verb second]] languages root clauses differ from embedded clauses in that the finite [[verb]] is in second position.
  
=== Links ===
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Root+clause&lemmacode=357 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Root+clause&lemmacode=357 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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==References ==
 
* Besten, H.den 1989. ''Studies in West Germanic Syntax,'' Diss KUB, Rodopi, Amsterdam.
 
* Besten, H.den 1989. ''Studies in West Germanic Syntax,'' Diss KUB, Rodopi, Amsterdam.
 
* Emonds, J. 1976. ''A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations,'' Academic Press, New York.
 
* Emonds, J. 1976. ''A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations,'' Academic Press, New York.

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Definition

Root clause is a main clause which is not embedded. In verb second languages root clauses differ from embedded clauses in that the finite verb is in second position.

Links

References

  • Besten, H.den 1989. Studies in West Germanic Syntax, Diss KUB, Rodopi, Amsterdam.
  • Emonds, J. 1976. A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations, Academic Press, New York.