Víctor Acedo-Matellán
Biographic Data
| ID | 1610236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Víctor Acedo-Matellán |
| GIVEN NAMES | Víctor |
| FAMILY NAME | Acedo-Matellán |
| SIGNATURE | ACEDO-MATELLÁN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1143-101X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Unearthing adjectives in Wolof
It is widely assumed that Wolof lacks adjectives, encoding property predicates as verbs (e.g., ñuul ‘be black’). This paper argues instead that these property predicates are derived from an underlying adjectival category. Evidence comes from a relative construction restricted to property predicates, whose optional nonintersective and noncontrastive semantics are characteristic of attributive adjectives. Building on Baker’s (2003b) seminal proposa…
Boundedness in locative prepositions
This paper provides evidence from Catalan for the existence of bounded and unbounded locative prepositions, and proposes that boundedness in the adpositional domain is derived similarly to boundedness in the verbal, nominal or adjectival domains. Our contribution is both empirical and theoretical. First, we show that Catalan has two simple locative prepositions, a and en , which form a minimal pair as far as boundedness is concerned and exhibit, …
Prepositional Verbs and the Individual-/Stage-Level distinction
Drawing on Catalan, we show how the aspectual classification of intransitive prepositional verbs is, partially, a predictor of their argument structure properties. Prepositional verbs qualifying as Stage-Level form a heterogeneous class, comprising both unergative and unaccusative verbs. By contrast, those prepositional verbs that qualify as Individual-Level predicates are homogenous as regards argument structure: their prepositional complement i…
Talmy’s Typology Revisited
We challenge Folli and Harley’s (2020) account of Talmy’s (2000) typology, as it does not derive the unavailability of satellite-framed constructions in verb-framed languages, and it fails to predict the existence of weak satellite-framed languages like Latin and Slavic (Acedo-Matellán 2016). We propose an alternative approach based on Spanning (Svenonius 2016). Variation stems from the distribution of PF-interpretable features on the resultative…
Goal, source, and route preverbs in Latin
Prefixed verbs in Latin may take an argument in the dative case, interpreted as the ground of the spatial relation codified by the preverb. This phenomenon is constrained by the semantics of that spatial relation: while preverbs encoding a location, a goal, or a source of motion generally accept the dative argument, preverbs encoding a route do not. I propose a syntactic analysis of this phenomenon, framed within the Spanning framework. I assume …
Into adpositions
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Roots into functional nodes
We explore certain predictions of the theory first presented in Acedo-Matellán and Real-Puigdollers (2014), whereby roots correspond to (lately inserted) Vocabulary Items that phonologically and semantically interpret functional nodes. First, we deal with categorizers ( a, n, v ), a prominent locus for the insertion of roots. Roots such as cat or up are Vocabulary Items that have no context of insertion and are insertable into any categorizer, ac…
The Morphosyntax of Transitions
Introduction 2. A neo-constructionist perspective on argument structure 3. The syntax-morphology interface 4. Latin as a satellite-framed language 5. Weak satellite-framed languages 6. A revision of Talmy's typology 7. Challenges and proposals Appendix: Latin telic predicates with prefixed manner-of-motion verbs References Index
Location and locatum verbs revisited
In this paper we claim that location and locatum verbs are grammatically different, contrary to some recent analyses (Mateu 2001; 2008; Harley 2005). While aspectual tests are known to distinguish both classes, we adduce new evidence from degree quantification tests pointing in the same direction. In particular, location verbs seem to be change-of-state verbs, and locatum verbs behave rather like degree achievements and unergative verbs of variab…
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Location and locatum verbs revisited
In this paper we claim that location and locatum verbs are grammatically different, contrary to some recent analyses (Mateu 2001; 2008; Harley 2005). While aspectual tests are known to distinguish both classes, we adduce new evidence from degree quantification tests pointing in the same direction. In particular, location verbs seem to be change-of-state verbs, and locatum verbs behave rather like degree achievements and unergative verbs of variab…
The Morphosyntax of Transitions
Introduction 2. A neo-constructionist perspective on argument structure 3. The syntax-morphology interface 4. Latin as a satellite-framed language 5. Weak satellite-framed languages 6. A revision of Talmy's typology 7. Challenges and proposals Appendix: Latin telic predicates with prefixed manner-of-motion verbs References Index
Roots into functional nodes
We explore certain predictions of the theory first presented in Acedo-Matellán and Real-Puigdollers (2014), whereby roots correspond to (lately inserted) Vocabulary Items that phonologically and semantically interpret functional nodes. First, we deal with categorizers ( a, n, v ), a prominent locus for the insertion of roots. Roots such as cat or up are Vocabulary Items that have no context of insertion and are insertable into any categorizer, ac…
Goal, source, and route preverbs in Latin
Prefixed verbs in Latin may take an argument in the dative case, interpreted as the ground of the spatial relation codified by the preverb. This phenomenon is constrained by the semantics of that spatial relation: while preverbs encoding a location, a goal, or a source of motion generally accept the dative argument, preverbs encoding a route do not. I propose a syntactic analysis of this phenomenon, framed within the Spanning framework. I assume …
Into adpositions
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Prepositional Verbs and the Individual-/Stage-Level distinction
Drawing on Catalan, we show how the aspectual classification of intransitive prepositional verbs is, partially, a predictor of their argument structure properties. Prepositional verbs qualifying as Stage-Level form a heterogeneous class, comprising both unergative and unaccusative verbs. By contrast, those prepositional verbs that qualify as Individual-Level predicates are homogenous as regards argument structure: their prepositional complement i…
Talmy’s Typology Revisited
We challenge Folli and Harley’s (2020) account of Talmy’s (2000) typology, as it does not derive the unavailability of satellite-framed constructions in verb-framed languages, and it fails to predict the existence of weak satellite-framed languages like Latin and Slavic (Acedo-Matellán 2016). We propose an alternative approach based on Spanning (Svenonius 2016). Variation stems from the distribution of PF-interpretable features on the resultative…
Boundedness in locative prepositions
This paper provides evidence from Catalan for the existence of bounded and unbounded locative prepositions, and proposes that boundedness in the adpositional domain is derived similarly to boundedness in the verbal, nominal or adjectival domains. Our contribution is both empirical and theoretical. First, we show that Catalan has two simple locative prepositions, a and en , which form a minimal pair as far as boundedness is concerned and exhibit, …
Unearthing adjectives in Wolof
It is widely assumed that Wolof lacks adjectives, encoding property predicates as verbs (e.g., ñuul ‘be black’). This paper argues instead that these property predicates are derived from an underlying adjectival category. Evidence comes from a relative construction restricted to property predicates, whose optional nonintersective and noncontrastive semantics are characteristic of attributive adjectives. Building on Baker’s (2003b) seminal proposa…
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (2 works) · Language and cultural evolution (2 works) · Linguistic typology (2 works) · Linguistics and language evolution (2 works)