The Universality of the Overt Pronoun Constraint
The Re-analysis of the Turkish Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12059109 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oktay Çınar (0000-0002-9822-7574, Hacettepe University and Adiyaman University, corresponding author), Sedef Cakir (0000-0002-7741-3706, Hacettepe University and Adiyaman University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 463-484 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0726-8602 • E-ISSN: 1469-2996 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07268602.2019.1623760 |
| OpenAlex | W2958938042 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
The study examines the Overt Pronoun Constraint (OPC) in Turkish by collecting data from native speakers of this language through a test which targets the binding relationship between embedded and matrix subjects. The findings show that context plays a crucial role in determining the co-indexation relationship in such structures. Depending on the context, there exists an asymmetry which is in line with the OPC. When the target sentence is interpreted within a context which does not provide a third party to form contrastive focus, the embedded o ‘s/he’ can be co-referential with the referential DP matrix subject. On the other hand, whatever the context is, the embedded o ‘s/he’ cannot be co-referential with a quantified/wh antecedent. These assertions are compatible with the claims of the OPC. In this respect, it would be wrong to claim that the OPC does not hold in Turkish at all. Hence, the present study makes a valuable contribution to the assertion that the OPC is a universal feature which is valid for all null subject languages
Antecedent (behavioral psychology · Constraint (computer-aided design · Context (archaeology · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Pronoun · Sentence · Subject (documents · Subject pronoun · Turkish · Universality (dynamical systems · Computer Science · History · Language Development and Disorders · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |