Differential object marking in kinship terms and animacy hierarchies in Old Sardinian
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Yusuke Kanazawa
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to illustrate the characteristics of Differential Object Marking (DOM) in kinship terms in Condaghe di San Pietro di Silki written in Logudorese Sardinian, and to demonstrate that the animacy hierarchy which governs the occurrence of DOM varies depending on the grammatical number of the direct object. In singular numbers, kinship terms are distinguished from animate common nouns in relation to the occurrence of DOM. On the other hand, in plural numbers, kinship terms and animate common nouns are not distinguished from each other as regards the occurrence of DOM. To conclude, we will structure animacy hierarchies regarding the occurrence of DOM and of the definite article.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to illustrate the characteristics of Differential Object Marking (DOM) in kinship terms in Condaghe di San Pietro di Silki written in Logudorese Sardinian, and to demonstrate that the animacy hierarchy which governs the occurrence of DOM varies depending on the grammatical number of the direct object. In singular numbers, kinship terms are distinguished from animate common nouns in relation to the occurrence of DOM. On the other hand, in plural numbers, kinship terms and animate common nouns are not distinguished from each other as regards the occurrence of DOM. To conclude, we will structure animacy hierarchies regarding the occurrence of DOM and of the definite article.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of abbreviations vii
- Introduction 1
- Differential object marking in Barese 24
- Differential object marking in French 56
- Clitic doubling in Brazilian Portuguese as a DOM strategy 85
- Syntactic and semantic constraints on differential object marking in Old Sardinian 105
- Differential object marking in Brazilian Portuguese 135
- Corsican DOM 160
- Differential object marking in a dialect of Sicily 192
- The dative/accusative alternations in Old Romanian 232
- Differential object marking in kinship terms and animacy hierarchies in Old Sardinian 253
- Parametric variation in differential object marking in Italo-Romance 267
- A micro-comparative approach to DOM in language-contact environments 315
- Index 349
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of abbreviations vii
- Introduction 1
- Differential object marking in Barese 24
- Differential object marking in French 56
- Clitic doubling in Brazilian Portuguese as a DOM strategy 85
- Syntactic and semantic constraints on differential object marking in Old Sardinian 105
- Differential object marking in Brazilian Portuguese 135
- Corsican DOM 160
- Differential object marking in a dialect of Sicily 192
- The dative/accusative alternations in Old Romanian 232
- Differential object marking in kinship terms and animacy hierarchies in Old Sardinian 253
- Parametric variation in differential object marking in Italo-Romance 267
- A micro-comparative approach to DOM in language-contact environments 315
- Index 349
