%0 Journal Article %A Sveen, Andreas %T Comparative Scandinavian syntax circa 1980–2000 %D 2000 %J Languages in Contrast %V 3 %N 1 %P 125-148 %@ 1387-6759 %R https://doi.org/10.1075/lic.3.1.06sve %K Government-Binding Theory %K verb second %K comparative Scandinavian syntax %I John Benjamins %X This article offers an overview of comparative syntactic research covering the Scandinavian languages in the last couple of decades. Most of this research has been conducted within Principles-and-Parameters theory, mostly its Government-Binding phase, and a brief outline of theoretical developments in the 70’s leading up GB theory is included. Comparative Scandinavian syntax research is exemplified both by studies contrasting Scandinavian languages as a whole with English, by studies examining contrasts between Insular and Mainland Scandinavian, and finally with regard to some internal Mainland Scandinavian differences. %U https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/lic.3.1.06sve