Partitive pronouns in intransitive contexts in Italian and Dutch

IF 0.3 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Linguistic Variation Pub Date : 2022-01-27 DOI:10.1075/lv.21018.sle

P. Sleeman

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Abstract

In the literature it is often assumed that partitive pronouns can only be used in combination with elliptical objects of transitive or unaccusative verbs. Some counterevidence has been provided as well, however, showing that partitive pronouns may also occur with intransitive verbs. In this paper it is investigated, by means of a Grammaticality Judgment Task, if native speakers of Italian and Dutch accept the use of the partitive pronoun with three types of intransitive verbs, in combination with an elliptical quantified adverbial NP. It is shown that both groups of participants were quite ready to accept the partitive pronoun in these cases, in some contexts more than in others. Various explanations for the results are considered and one more specific suggestion is made to account for the data, also based on a comparison with other constructions and other languages.

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意大利语和荷兰语不及物语境中的分格代词

在文献中，通常认为分格代词只能与及物动词或非宾格动词的省略宾语结合使用。然而，也有人提出了一些反证据，表明分格代词也可能出现在不及物动词中。本文通过语法判断任务，考察了以意大利语和荷兰语为母语的人是否接受分格代词与三种不及物动词结合使用的省略式量词状语。结果表明，在这些情况下，两组参与者都很容易接受分格代词，在某些情况下比在其他情况下更容易接受。考虑了对结果的各种解释，并提出了一个更具体的建议来解释数据，这也是基于与其他结构和其他语言的比较。

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Linguistic Variation LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

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期刊介绍： Linguistic Variation is an international, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the study of linguistic variation. It seeks to investigate to what extent the study of linguistic variation can shed light on the broader issue of language-particular versus language-universal properties, on the interaction between what is fixed and necessary on the one hand and what is variable and contingent on the other. This enterprise involves properly defining and delineating the notion of linguistic variation by identifying loci of variation. What are the variable properties of natural language and what is its invariant core?