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On the position of subjects in Spanish: Evidence from code-switching
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In: Glossa: a journal of general linguistics; Vol 6, No 1 (2021); 73 ; 2397-1835 (2021)
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Object focus marking in Spanish: An investigation using three tasks
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In: Glossa: a journal of general linguistics; Vol 5, No 1 (2020); 70 ; 2397-1835 (2020)
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The literature on focus in Spanish contains a divide between theoretical claims and quantitative empirical evidence: While Spanish is often regarded as resorting to syntactic movement to mark focus, quantitative and/or experimental data often do not support this claim. Research focusing on non-final objects within the VP can provide valuable clarity to the empirical picture, especially when evidence is gathered using multiple methods, a practice known as triangulation. In this article, we use three different tasks (judgments, sentence processing, and production) to provide evidence of object focus marking in Spanish. We found that: (i) canonical orders (object in-situ) were preferred overall; (ii) marking object focus via movement strategies is possible—we find a relationship between object-focus marking and non-canonical (S)VPPO order, as predicted by mainstream syntactic accounts; and (iii) Spanish focus is not marked asymmetrically by position (subjects vs. non-subjects). Overall, results show canonical orders (i.e., SVOPP) can be used to realize focus on any constituent, while their non-canonical counterparts are contextually restricted. This finding suggests mainstream syntactic accounts in which information structure triggers syntactic movement may need to be revised to include alternative focus-marking mechanisms.
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Experimental syntax; Focus Marking; Information Focus; Information structure; Language processing; Linguistic theory; Processing; Spanish; Triangulation
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URL: https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.1160
https://www.glossa-journal.org/jms/article/view/1160
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Methodological considerations in code-switching research
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In: Faculty Publications (2008)
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