English V2 Profiles

@cite{westergaard-2009}

V2 verb-placement data for English varieties (Table 3.1).

def Fragments.English.stdEnglish : V2Data

Standard English: V2 only in wh-questions and yes/no-questions (via subject-auxiliary inversion).

Equations

• Fragments.English.stdEnglish = { name := "Standard English", declV2 := false, whQV2 := true, ynQV2 := true, exclV2 := false, impV2 := false, embFinV2 := false, embQV2 := false }

def Fragments.English.belfastEnglish : V2Data

Belfast English: like Standard English but with V2 also in imperatives and embedded questions (@cite{henry-1995}).

Equations

• Fragments.English.belfastEnglish = { name := "Belfast English", declV2 := false, whQV2 := true, ynQV2 := true, exclV2 := false, impV2 := true, embFinV2 := false, embQV2 := true }