Preface

Summary

This book is intended as an introduction to the phenomena of Dutch syntax, as well as to the various ways in which these phenomena have been analyzed from a theoretical point of view. Consequently, it has two major parts, entitled ‘Description’ (part II) and ‘Theory’ (part III).

In preparing this work, I have learned that not all phenomena of Dutch syntax have been accorded equal attention in the theoretical literature. As a result, it appeared impractical to present the data and the analyses side by side, and I have opted instead to separate the two parts completely, and have allowed myself to be guided first and foremost by what seemed interesting from a descriptive viewpoint in part II, and from a historical-theoretical viewpoint in part III. As a result, the organization of the two parts is not completely parallel, and many interesting topics discussed in part II are not picked up in part III, simply for the reason that they have received insufficient theoretical attention.