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This is a corpus-illustrated investigation in which I explore DOM in two different varieties of S... more This is a corpus-illustrated investigation in which I explore DOM in two different varieties of Spanish, i.e. Mexican and Peninsular Spanish. This paper not only focuses on the differences in DOM between these two varieties, but also assesses possible semantic implications of the presence/absence of DOM with all types of Direct Objects (both animate and inanimate) in similar environments. Finally I should mention that this is a slightly revised version of a final paper written for an Advanced Master's course.
This paper will investigate the meaning and structure of the Spanish verb dejar (Eng. 'let'; 'all... more This paper will investigate the meaning and structure of the Spanish verb dejar (Eng. 'let'; 'allow') in analytical causative constructions. We will focus on two competing construction types: one with an infinitival complement (1) and one with a finite subclause introduced by the conjunction que (Eng. 'that') (2). In fact, we would like to find out whether certain factors, such as the degree of animacy of the participants and argumentstructure of the subordinate verb, correlate with the preference for one or the other construction type and whether the choice for a particular construction type holds any semantic differences. In addition to that we will also, although very briefly, look in more detail at the infinitival construction since here too some variation is possible; specifically with regards to the position of the causee, which can occur either preverbally (3) or postverbally (4).
Talks by Joyce Stroobant
In this talk I give a brief introduction to the subject of ergativity, some terminological issues... more In this talk I give a brief introduction to the subject of ergativity, some terminological issues and a delineation of ergativity from a functional perspective.
This talk is intended for students who are not yet familiar with ergative alignment and/ or 'lexical' ergativity
This is a corpus-illustrated investigation in which I explore DOM in two different varieties of S... more This is a corpus-illustrated investigation in which I explore DOM in two different varieties of Spanish, i.e. Mexican and Peninsular Spanish. This paper not only focuses on the differences in DOM between these two varieties, but also assesses possible semantic implications of the presence/absence of DOM with all types of Direct Objects (both animate and inanimate) in similar environments. Finally I should mention that this is a slightly revised version of a final paper written for an Advanced Master's course.
This paper will investigate the meaning and structure of the Spanish verb dejar (Eng. 'let'; 'all... more This paper will investigate the meaning and structure of the Spanish verb dejar (Eng. 'let'; 'allow') in analytical causative constructions. We will focus on two competing construction types: one with an infinitival complement (1) and one with a finite subclause introduced by the conjunction que (Eng. 'that') (2). In fact, we would like to find out whether certain factors, such as the degree of animacy of the participants and argumentstructure of the subordinate verb, correlate with the preference for one or the other construction type and whether the choice for a particular construction type holds any semantic differences. In addition to that we will also, although very briefly, look in more detail at the infinitival construction since here too some variation is possible; specifically with regards to the position of the causee, which can occur either preverbally (3) or postverbally (4).
In this talk I give a brief introduction to the subject of ergativity, some terminological issues... more In this talk I give a brief introduction to the subject of ergativity, some terminological issues and a delineation of ergativity from a functional perspective.
This talk is intended for students who are not yet familiar with ergative alignment and/ or 'lexical' ergativity