Abstract
Data from areas of long term language contact situations between a non-V2 language and a V2 language in Northern Norway reveal unstable use of V2. Furthermore, in a substantial portion of the data there is a notable presence of the particle <em>så</em>. These facts are discussed in light of data on the <em>så</em>-construction in Standard Norwegian and Finland Swedish, and the particle <em>ni</em> in Finnish. We suggest that some aspects of <em>så</em> in the data may be explained as one trait of L1 transfer, where the acquirer recruits existing L2 elements and assigns to them new tasks in the grammar. The data reveal interesting variation patterns, which may be taken to support the “Underspecified CP” hypothesis put forth in recent language acquisition research.
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