Gea Dreschler
Biographic Data
| ID | 5400548 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gea Dreschler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gea |
| FAMILY NAME | Dreschler |
| SIGNATURE | DRESCHLER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4723-0597 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The decline of local anchoring: A quantitative investigation
This article presents a quantitative study of the referential status of PPs in clause-initial position in the history of English. Earlier work (Los 2009; Dreschler 2015) proposed that main-clause-initial PPs in Old English primarily function as ‘local anchors’, linking a new clause to the immediately preceding discourse. As this function was an integral part of the verb-second (V2) constraint, the decline of local anchors was attributed to the lo…
Changes in argument structure: The case of Dutch vernieuwen
English is often contrasted with German and Dutch when it comes to the semantic roles that the subject can express ( Hawkins 1986 ; Los & Dreschler 2012 ). Specifically, English seems to have more middles ( She photographs well ) and allows for unusual inanimate subjects ( The cottage sleeps four ). However, it seems that the semantics of the grammatical subject in Dutch are also changing, as witnessed by recent examples from websites and adverti…
Chapter 6. The information status of late subjects in passive main clauses in Old English
This paper investigates properties of late subjects, i.e. subjects that occur after the VP, in Old English (OE), focusing on passive main clauses. Specifically, I test the hypothesis presented by Biberauer & van Kemenade (2011) that the late subject position in OE is reserved for new subjects. First, an analysis of the information status of late subjects shows that the majority of them are indeed new to the discourse, although they are neverthele…
One Language, Two Grammars? Differences between British and American English
Topic introduction in the by -phrase: Long passives in Early Modern English
Contains fulltext : 86065.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Topic introduction in the by -phrase: Long passives in Early Modern English
Contains fulltext : 86065.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
One Language, Two Grammars? Differences between British and American English
Chapter 6. The information status of late subjects in passive main clauses in Old English
This paper investigates properties of late subjects, i.e. subjects that occur after the VP, in Old English (OE), focusing on passive main clauses. Specifically, I test the hypothesis presented by Biberauer & van Kemenade (2011) that the late subject position in OE is reserved for new subjects. First, an analysis of the information status of late subjects shows that the majority of them are indeed new to the discourse, although they are neverthele…
Changes in argument structure: The case of Dutch vernieuwen
English is often contrasted with German and Dutch when it comes to the semantic roles that the subject can express ( Hawkins 1986 ; Los & Dreschler 2012 ). Specifically, English seems to have more middles ( She photographs well ) and allows for unusual inanimate subjects ( The cottage sleeps four ). However, it seems that the semantics of the grammatical subject in Dutch are also changing, as witnessed by recent examples from websites and adverti…
The decline of local anchoring: A quantitative investigation
This article presents a quantitative study of the referential status of PPs in clause-initial position in the history of English. Earlier work (Los 2009; Dreschler 2015) proposed that main-clause-initial PPs in Old English primarily function as ‘local anchors’, linking a new clause to the immediately preceding discourse. As this function was an integral part of the verb-second (V2) constraint, the decline of local anchors was attributed to the lo…
Computer Science (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (3 works) · History (2 works) · Lexicography and Language Studies (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Verb (2 works)