Los pronombres atonos

Cabrera, Juan Carlos Moreno; Soriano, Olga Fernandez

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“…5. Dialectal differences between leísta and non-leísta varieties of Spanish, as well as loísta and laísta varieties have been observed in object experiencer psych verbs only when the object experiencer is replaced by an object clitic (see Fernández Soriano, 1993). This did not play a role in the present study as all experimental items were presented with full DP object experiencers.…”

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A lexical semantic approach to the L2 acquisition of Spanish psych verbs

Gonzalez

2022

Second Language Research

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This study builds on prior research on second language (L2) Spanish psych verbs, which has centered on morphosyntactic properties, by examining their syntactic distribution, which relies on lexical semantic knowledge. The fact that certain forms are licensed for some verbs, but not others, is the result of an underlying lexical semantic difference across verb classes, represented here as a difference in formal feature strength. To fully acquire the relevant grammatical distribution, L2 learners must successfully acquire (i) licensing restrictions on argument structure and (ii) underlying lexical semantic representations of individual verbs. Three groups of L2 learners ( n = 66) and a group of native Spanish speakers ( n = 19) completed two judgment tasks (one with aural stimuli and one with written stimuli) which presented object experiencer psych verbs in multiple argument structures. Results show that advanced L2 learners are largely sensitive to the distribution tested here; however, while they have acquired relevant licensing restrictions, they may associate fixed feature settings with verbs that allow variable feature settings. These results are consistent with predictions made by the Feature Reassembly Hypothesis and highlight the role of lexical semantic features in second language acquisition.

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A lexical semantic approach to the L2 acquisition of Spanish psych verbs

Gonzalez

2022

Second Language Research

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“…For this reason, personal pronouns are considered "strong" forms in the syntax, while object clitics are considered "weak" (Gerlach, 2002;Klavans, 1995;Zwicky, 1994), as in (1). In Spanish grammar textbooks personal pronouns are often referred to as tónicos "stressed," and object pronouns as átonos "unstressed" (Fernández Soriano, 1993, 1999.…”

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The effects of age and experience with input in the acquisition of clitic climbing in heritage and L2 Spanish

Gómez

2022

International Journal of Bilingualism

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Aims and objectives: This study examines the role of age of first exposure and experience with input in the syntax of English–Spanish bilinguals. More specifically, I examine the production of clitic climbing constructions in Spanish (e.g., lo quiero ver “[I] want to see it” [Kayne; Rizzi]). Design/methodology: I compare two experimental groups of heritage speakers of Spanish ( n = 16) and L2 Spanish learners ( n = 17) from the United States (matched in proficiency) against a group of native Spanish speakers from Mexico ( n = 20). A sentence completion task was employed to elicit proclitic sentences across four verbal conditions: two in which clitic climbing is possible but with a higher or lower probability of occurrence, and two in which proclitic placement is agrammatical. Data and analysis: Results show a strong tendency to avoid clitic climbing constructions across all testing conditions. Two logistic regression analyses report no differences across all groups, who only favored the proclisis in highly grammaticalized verbs; proficiency among the experimental groups was a predictor in the production of these sentences. Findings/conclusions: A different time of onset of first exposure to the second language and a different experience with linguistic input (heritage language acquisition vs L2 acquisition) do not appear to affect the production of complex proclitic sentences in Spanish. Originality: Previous studies have employed a few selected periphrastic conditions to elicit clitic climbing constructions among English–Spanish bilinguals. This study further expands the range of verbal matrices employed in the four testing conditions and uses a more controlled testing environment. Significance: This study adds adult bilingual data to the ongoing debate on whether an early exposure to the second language results in advantages in the morphosyntactic domain.

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Morphological variation in Spanish

Fábregas

Gallego

2014

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ABSTRACT. In this article, we examine the current situation of studies that concentrate on the study of morphological variation in Spanish. We start discussing the place of morphology in current linguistic theory, and what its different aspects are, a question that is previous to the identification of the relevant phenomena. §2 provides an overview of the situation of variationist studies in Spanish, and §3 presents the main morphological variation phenomena. §4 introduces in the picture the different approaches to variation that are currently discussed in the relevant literature. We close with an overview of the articles included in this volume.Highlights:• The study of morphological variation is complicated by the difficulty of finding an autonomous definition of morphology • Morphological variation phenomena frequently are visible at the mapping between syntax and phonology or syntax and semantics • Spanish exhibits a wide range of variation phenomena that affect, in one sense or the other, the morphological expression of units • Both macro-and micro-parametric approaches have been proposed in order to capture morphological variation Morphological variationIn order to explain what 'morphological variation' means, it is necessary first to define what is understood by 'morphology' and 'variation'. This proves not to be an easy task, as the many different approaches show, both with respect to morphology (cf. Halle 1973;Siegel 1974;Aronoff 1976Aronoff , 1994Bauer 1978;Booij 1977; Lieber 1980Lieber , 1992Lieber , 2004Lapointe 1980;Selkirk 1982; Scalise 1983;Anderson 1992;Halle & Marantz 1993, Marantz 1995, to cite only some of the most influential works) and variation (cf. Baker 1996, 2001, Belletti & Rizzi 1996, Biberauer 2008, Biberauer et al. 2010, Borer 1984, Chomsky 1981, Kayne 2000, Newmeyer 2004, Roberts & Holmberg 2005, keeping things to a few relevant works).Let's start with morphology. Traditional definitions were based on the assumption that words and phrases are ontologically different objects: morphology was the science that studied the issues that had to do with words (including their grammatical properties, their phonology and their semantics), while syntax studied the same range of issues but in word combinations, that is, phrases. However, relatively recent 1 We are grateful to Víctor Acedo and Peter Svenonius for comments and feedback. Antonio Fábregas' research is financed by projects PICS 6422 (Deverbative) and FFI2013-41509-P (Information and argument structure). Ángel J. Gallego

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Los pronombres atonos

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A lexical semantic approach to the L2 acquisition of Spanish psych verbs

A lexical semantic approach to the L2 acquisition of Spanish psych verbs

The effects of age and experience with input in the acquisition of clitic climbing in heritage and L2 Spanish

Morphological variation in Spanish

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