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Parametric variation in differential object marking in Italo-Romance
Abstract
This article provides an exhaustive review of the known variation found in the distribution of differerential object marking across the dialects of Italy, including those of central and northern Italy, in order to identify the relevant dimensions of microvariation in relation to information structure, animacy, specificity, person, number and the head vs phrasal distinction. Despite some similarities with other Romance varieties, there are some notable differences in the distribution of differential object marking in the dialects of Italy. Based on this examination, a parametric hierarchy is developed which maps the differing licensing conditions on differential object marking across Italy in an attempt to highlight the precise pragmatic, semantic and syntactic parameters involved in the observed patterns of distribution, their nature and their possible interactions.
Abstract
This article provides an exhaustive review of the known variation found in the distribution of differerential object marking across the dialects of Italy, including those of central and northern Italy, in order to identify the relevant dimensions of microvariation in relation to information structure, animacy, specificity, person, number and the head vs phrasal distinction. Despite some similarities with other Romance varieties, there are some notable differences in the distribution of differential object marking in the dialects of Italy. Based on this examination, a parametric hierarchy is developed which maps the differing licensing conditions on differential object marking across Italy in an attempt to highlight the precise pragmatic, semantic and syntactic parameters involved in the observed patterns of distribution, their nature and their possible interactions.
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
