Del 43 - Crossroads and Interfaces: Studies in Linguistics and Literature

Quantifier Scope as a Diagnostic for the Position of Arguments of Ditransitive Verbs

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Av Paulina Łęska, Paulina Leska, Paulina Lęska, Paulina ¿¿Ska, Jacek Witkoś

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The study presented in this book aimed to test the argument structure of ditransitive verbs in Polish with the use of quantifier scope interpretation. Since these verbs typically allow for relatively free object order, it is not clear whether any of the object orders is basic or if they constitute separate underlying structures. The study reports the results of five experiments testing acceptability of scope interpretation of Polish quantified objects in two object orders, using variables such as coordination, to reveal which scope changing mechanism is responsible for ambiguity. The results showed that only the DO-IO order allowed for scope ambiguity, however, to a different degree depending on the semantic class of the verb. This indicates that the merge position of objects is contingent upon that factor.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-02-28
Mått148 x 210 x 30 mm
Vikt536 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCrossroads and Interfaces: Studies in Linguistics and Literature
Antal sidor362
FörlagPeter Lang AG
ISBN9783631802861

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Paulina Łęska is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of English of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. She was involved in two research projects funded by the Polish National Science Centre, one investigating Polish nominal phrases (2014-2017) and the other examining the properties of dative arguments (2015-). She was awarded Adam Mickiewicz University Vice-Chancellor's scholarship in years 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, and Adam Mickiewicz University Foundation Scholarship for best PhD students in 2018/2019.