Syntactic Satiation and the Inversion Effect in English and SpanishWh-Questions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4238316 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grant Goodall (0000-0003-4652-9009, California Sea Grant, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-47 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Syntax (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-0005 • E-ISSN: 1467-9612 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9612.2010.00148.x |
| OpenAlex | W2147511690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 18 |
Both English and Spanish exhibit an inversion effect inwh-questions: a verbal element must appear to the left of the subject. Analyses differ, however, as to whether this effect is due to similar syntactic mechanisms in the two languages or not. The phenomenon of judgment satiation, in which certain unacceptable sentence types improve upon repeated exposure, is used here to provide new evidence addressing this issue. It is shown that unacceptablewh-questions in Spanish are susceptible to satiation, but their counterparts in English are not, which suggests that different mechanisms are responsible for the inversion effect in the two languages. In addition to providing new evidence regarding the nature of inversion inwh-questions, this study also constitutes a test case for using satiation in the service of comparative syntax
Epistemology · Inversion (geology · Linguistics · Phenomenon · Sentence · Syntax · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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