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German and Yiddish both have asymmetric verb-second clauses

What is it about?

This is an analysis of the syntax of verb-second constructions in German and Yiddish.

Why is it important?

My findings strengthen the arguments for an asymmetry in verb-second clauses first observed by Travis's 1984 dissertation, and argued extensively by J. W. Zwart for Dutch.

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