Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in Catalan

Three experimental studies are presented testing the choice of a left or a right dislocation in Catalan, depending on the bridging relation between the dislocate and its antecedent. We make the hypothesis that the stronger the anaphoric link between the dislocate and its antecedent, the more appropr...

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Autores: Brunetti, Lisa|||0000-0001-8515-1550, Mayol, Laia|||0000-0001-5386-816X, Villalba, Xavier|||0000-0001-6993-976X
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Anaphora
Right-dislocation
Topicalization
Communication
Language and linguistics
Linguistics and language
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spelling Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in CatalanBrunetti, Lisa|||0000-0001-8515-1550Mayol, Laia|||0000-0001-5386-816XVillalba, Xavier|||0000-0001-6993-976XAnaphoraRight-dislocationTopicalizationCommunicationLanguage and linguisticsLinguistics and languageThree experimental studies are presented testing the choice of a left or a right dislocation in Catalan, depending on the bridging relation between the dislocate and its antecedent. We make the hypothesis that the stronger the anaphoric link between the dislocate and its antecedent, the more appropriate a right dislocation is, whereas the opposite is true for left dislocation. The results of two acceptability judgment experiments partially support our hypothesis: Ratings with right dislocation decrease proportionally to the strength of the anaphoric link; however, it is ratings of canonical sentences (without dislocation at all), rather than of left dislocation, that display the opposite direction. For left dislocation, the picture is more complex and reflects the pragmatic function of this construction as a topic shifter or marker of contrast. A third experiment tests the monotonicity hypothesis, according to which a left dislocation is chosen when the anaphoric relation with the antecedent is either downward monotonic or nonmonotonic, whereas a right dislocation is preferred with an upward monotonic relation. The results partially support such a hypothesis but also further support the importance of taking the pragmatic function of left dislocation into account to explain its choice in discourse by speakers. 22020-01-0120202020-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/236438https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/0163853X.2020.1768623reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2017/SGR-634Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PGC2018-094029-A-I00Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 FFI2017-82547-Popen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2364382026-06-06T12:50:31Z
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title Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in Catalan
spellingShingle Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in Catalan
Brunetti, Lisa|||0000-0001-8515-1550
Anaphora
Right-dislocation
Topicalization
Communication
Language and linguistics
Linguistics and language
title_short Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in Catalan
title_full Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in Catalan
title_fullStr Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in Catalan
title_full_unstemmed Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in Catalan
title_sort Bridging strength, monotonicity, and word order choices in Catalan
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Brunetti, Lisa|||0000-0001-8515-1550
Mayol, Laia|||0000-0001-5386-816X
Villalba, Xavier|||0000-0001-6993-976X
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author_facet Brunetti, Lisa|||0000-0001-8515-1550
Mayol, Laia|||0000-0001-5386-816X
Villalba, Xavier|||0000-0001-6993-976X
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Villalba, Xavier|||0000-0001-6993-976X
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anaphora
Right-dislocation
Topicalization
Communication
Language and linguistics
Linguistics and language
topic Anaphora
Right-dislocation
Topicalization
Communication
Language and linguistics
Linguistics and language
description Three experimental studies are presented testing the choice of a left or a right dislocation in Catalan, depending on the bridging relation between the dislocate and its antecedent. We make the hypothesis that the stronger the anaphoric link between the dislocate and its antecedent, the more appropriate a right dislocation is, whereas the opposite is true for left dislocation. The results of two acceptability judgment experiments partially support our hypothesis: Ratings with right dislocation decrease proportionally to the strength of the anaphoric link; however, it is ratings of canonical sentences (without dislocation at all), rather than of left dislocation, that display the opposite direction. For left dislocation, the picture is more complex and reflects the pragmatic function of this construction as a topic shifter or marker of contrast. A third experiment tests the monotonicity hypothesis, according to which a left dislocation is chosen when the anaphoric relation with the antecedent is either downward monotonic or nonmonotonic, whereas a right dislocation is preferred with an upward monotonic relation. The results partially support such a hypothesis but also further support the importance of taking the pragmatic function of left dislocation into account to explain its choice in discourse by speakers.
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