Understanding Partiality in pro-Drop Languages
An Information-Structure Approach
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 4238331 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Mara Frascarelli (0000-0002-8451-3721, Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e Culture Straniere Università degli Studi Roma Tre Via del Valco di San Paolo, 19 Roma 00146 Italy), Ángel L Jiménez-Fernández (0000-0003-3882-0883, Universidad de Sevilla, autor correspondente), Ángel L Jiménez‐fernández (Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa) Universidad de Sevilla Calle Palos de la Frontera, s/n Sevilla 41004 Spain) |
| Ano | 2019 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Fascículo | 2-3 |
| Páginas | 162-198 |
| Data de publicação | 2019-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Syntax (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1368-0005 • E-ISSN: 1467-9612 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/synt.12184 |
| OpenAlex | W2963142830 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 11 |
| Referências citadas | 45 |
This article explores the acceptability and interpretation of referential null subjects in several varieties of Spanish (both Peninsular and American varieties) in different syntactic contexts (matrix and embedded) and distinct clause types (under bridge verbs, under factive verbs, and in adverbial clauses). Based on the results of an original online survey, completed by almost 300 respondents all over the world, it is shown that, in contrast with a consistent-pro-drop language like Italian, some Spanish varieties exhibit partial-pro-drop properties; this contributes to a recent line of research dealing with partiality in consistent-pro-drop languages. We argue that such variation can be accounted for within an information-structure approach, in which the Topic Criterion (Frascarelli 2007), the formation of topic chains, and the existence of silent topics play a crucial role. Degrees of partiality are attributed to an interface condition that combines information-structure requirements with PF visibility of overt copies in topic chains. Partial-pro-drop properties can then be explained by reference to independent syntactic conditions, such as the preference for overt minimal links and the sensitivity to islands
Adverbial · Drop (telecommunication · Information Structure · Linguistics · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Obras citantes distintas | 11 |
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| Citações por ano | 2,2 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 11 |