The third way

Object reordering as ambiguous labeling resolution

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ID20344136
AuthorsAdrian Stegovec (0000-0002-7317-1025, University of Connecticut, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume41
Issue1
Pages187-223
Publication date2024-02-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Linguistic Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0167-6318 • E-ISSN: 1613-3676
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/tlr-2024-2007
OpenAlexW4391144438
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited52

This paper examines free object order alternation in ditransitives, focusing on Slovenian. It is shown that neither a scrambling nor a base generation analysis is fully satisfactory. A new analysis based on the Labeling Algorithm is proposed, where it is argued that the introduction of a second object creates an ambiguous labeling scenario ({NP,VP}), which has two equivalent resolutions: (i) movement of the VP with the first object inside, or (ii) movement of the second object. This is shown to derive both free object order in the general case and the restrictions on object order in select contexts, as due to the specifics of the VP-movement analysis it is possible for selectional restrictions to filter out either derivation (i) or (ii)

Cognition · Cognitive linguistics · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Computer Science · Linguistics and language evolution · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence

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