Jacek Witkoś and Gisbert Fanselow, eds. Elements of Slavic and Germanic grammars: A comparative view. Papers on topical issues in syntax and morphosyntax. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2008.

Reviewed by Barbara Citko

Abstract

This collection of papers on topics in Slavic and Germanic syntax and morphosyntax is a very welcome addition to the fields of Slavic and Germanic linguistics, as well as to the field of comparative linguistics as a whole. It grew out of the papers presented at the Syntax Session of the 2006 Poznań Linguistic Meeting, which explains why the Slavic contributions in the volume lean towards Polish. Five of the eight Slavic oriented contributions focus exclusively on Polish, two on Czech, and one on Russian. The remaining ones either focus on Germanic languages or adopt a broader crosslinguistic perspective.