An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English

[EN] This study focuses on the linearisation of verbal complements (or arguments) and adjuncts (or modifiers) in learner advanced English. The analysis is based on minimal pairs of sequences of complements and adjuncts in predicates, as in He will investigate [the construction] [in a somewhat strang...

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Autor: Pérez-Guerra, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/107222
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Word order
Adjunct
Complement
Syntax
Information structure
Interface Hypothesis
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spelling An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner EnglishPérez-Guerra, JavierWord orderAdjunctComplementSyntaxInformation structureInterface Hypothesis[EN] This study focuses on the linearisation of verbal complements (or arguments) and adjuncts (or modifiers) in learner advanced English. The analysis is based on minimal pairs of sequences of complements and adjuncts in predicates, as in He will investigate [the construction] [in a somewhat strange way which will lead to odd results] versus He will investigate [in a somewhat strange way which will lead to odd results] [the construction]. Constituent linearisation has been claimed to be potentially subject to lexical, syntactic, processing and informative determinants. This paper analyses the influence of the verbal heads and the principles ‘complements-first’, ‘end-weight’ and ‘given-new’ on the production of predicates containing two dependents. The study has two objectives: first, to determine in which areas the ordering of such constituents in English by non-native speakers is particularly influenced by their first language (Spanish); second, to assess the plausibility of the Interface Hypothesis in a pattern which affects the so-called internal and external interfaces. Results show that internal constraints such as the length of the dependents (end-weight) and the learner’s source language (i.e. compliance with complements-first) are strong predictors of ordering choices.I am grateful to the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Regional Development Fund (grant no. FFI2016-77018-P) and Xunta de Galicia (grant no. ED431C 2017/50) for generous financial support.Editorial Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaMinisterio de Economía y CompetitividadXunta de GaliciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20182018-07-13journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/107222reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)InglésengMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 FFI2016-77018-P VARIATION IN MICRO-DIACHRONY: LINGUISTIC CHOICE IN 21ST-CENTURY ENGLISHXunta de Galicia http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010801 ED431C 2017%2F50open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/1072222026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English
title An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English
spellingShingle An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English
Pérez-Guerra, Javier
Word order
Adjunct
Complement
Syntax
Information structure
Interface Hypothesis
title_short An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English
title_full An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English
title_fullStr An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English
title_full_unstemmed An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English
title_sort An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez-Guerra, Javier
author Pérez-Guerra, Javier
author_facet Pérez-Guerra, Javier
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Xunta de Galicia
Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Word order
Adjunct
Complement
Syntax
Information structure
Interface Hypothesis
topic Word order
Adjunct
Complement
Syntax
Information structure
Interface Hypothesis
description [EN] This study focuses on the linearisation of verbal complements (or arguments) and adjuncts (or modifiers) in learner advanced English. The analysis is based on minimal pairs of sequences of complements and adjuncts in predicates, as in He will investigate [the construction] [in a somewhat strange way which will lead to odd results] versus He will investigate [in a somewhat strange way which will lead to odd results] [the construction]. Constituent linearisation has been claimed to be potentially subject to lexical, syntactic, processing and informative determinants. This paper analyses the influence of the verbal heads and the principles ‘complements-first’, ‘end-weight’ and ‘given-new’ on the production of predicates containing two dependents. The study has two objectives: first, to determine in which areas the ordering of such constituents in English by non-native speakers is particularly influenced by their first language (Spanish); second, to assess the plausibility of the Interface Hypothesis in a pattern which affects the so-called internal and external interfaces. Results show that internal constraints such as the length of the dependents (end-weight) and the learner’s source language (i.e. compliance with complements-first) are strong predictors of ordering choices.
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