Negation – Subject Embedded Word Order

The canonical embedded word order in Mainland Scandinavian is S(ubject)-Neg(ation)/(Sentential) Adv(erb)-F(inite)V(erb). However, the negation may precede the subject, see (1) below. Also sentential adverbs other than negation may sometimes precede the subject, at least in Norwegian (see the dialect data in Johannessen & Garbacz 2011:175 and the discussion in Bentzen 2009, Bentzen 2014) and in Swedish (Teleman et al. 1999:IV:19). Here, mainly the embedded Neg-S word order will be discussed.