Differential object marking in Catalan
Descriptive and theoretical aspects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4567738 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monica Alexandrina Irimia (0000-0003-3733-8163, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, corresponding author), Anna Pineda (0000-0002-2810-9302, University of Cologne) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 325-385 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistic Variation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2211-6834 • E-ISSN: 2211-6842 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/lv.20009.iri |
| OpenAlex | W3190226417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 52 |
In this paper we provide a comprehensive picture of differential object marking in Catalan, focusing on both the empirical facts and their theoretical contribution. We support some important conclusions. First, Catalan differential object marking is quite a robust and widespread phenomenon, contrary to what prescriptive grammars assume. Second, we show that, from a formal perspective, Catalan differential object marking cannot be completely subsumed under hierarchical generalizations known asscales. The contribution of narrow syntax mechanisms and nominal structure is fundamental, supporting recent views byLópez (2012)or Ormazabal and Romero (2007,2010,2013a,b), a.o. Building on these works as well as on observations initially made byCornilescu (2000)andRodríguez-Mondoñedo (2007), a.o., we adopt an analysis under which canonical, animacy-based differential marking results from the presence of an additional (PERSON) feature, beyond Case. This structural make-up is not only at the core of differences marked objects exhibit from unmarked objects with a Case feature, but also derives the prominence of differential marking on (animates) under information-structure processes, in the high left (and right) periphery, in contexts of the type discussed by Escandell-Vidal (2007a,b,2009
Animacy · Catalan · Epistemology · Linguistics · Phenomenon · Physics · Rule-based machine translation · Syntax · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence
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Indefinite Objects
Case
The Dependencies of Objects
The Polysynthesis Parameter
Objects and Information Structure
The Syntax of Romanian
Derivation by Phase
Differential Object Marking in Romance and Beyond
Facets of Romance past participle agreement
Language Typology and Language Universals
The Universal Structure of Categories
Differential nominal marking in Circassian
Differential object marking and topicality
Asymmetries between person and number in syntax
The Person Case Constraint
Goal and DOM datives
Differential Object Marking
The Object Agreement Constraint
Pseudo Noun Incorporation In Niuean
Past participle agreement in Abruzzese
Semantics in Generative Grammar
Topicality and differential object marking
Asymmetric DOM in Coordination
Double-Object Constructions in Romance
On the Nature of Default Case
Cyclic Agree
On the Nonexistence of Asymmetric DOM in Spanish
Syntax and Syncretisms of the Person Case Constraint
Person and Number in Pronouns
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |