Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers

This paper investigates the Italian Word Order variation in the position of subjects (S) with respect to finite predicates (V) in two adult populations: L1-Italian speakers and L1-French L2-Italian speakers. We test how discourse focus (Belletti, 2001) and a decomposed approach to Unaccusativity, i....

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Autores: Tasinato, Caterina, Sanfelici, Emanuela|||0000-0003-2592-4528
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/267155
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/isogloss.219
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adult L2 acquisition
Focus
Unaccusativity Hierarchy
Word Order variation
Italian
French
Interface Hypothesis
Lexical Semantics
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spelling Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakersthe role of Focus and the Unaccusativity HierarchyTasinato, CaterinaSanfelici, Emanuela|||0000-0003-2592-4528Adult L2 acquisitionFocusUnaccusativity HierarchyWord Order variationItalianFrenchInterface HypothesisLexical SemanticsThis paper investigates the Italian Word Order variation in the position of subjects (S) with respect to finite predicates (V) in two adult populations: L1-Italian speakers and L1-French L2-Italian speakers. We test how discourse focus (Belletti, 2001) and a decomposed approach to Unaccusativity, i.e., Unaccusativity Hierarchy (Sorace, 2000), determine the SV/VS variation in L1 and L2 populations. The results of a forced-choice preference task show that both factors constrain the Italian word order in L1 and L2 Italian speakers: the VS order was preferred in the narrow focus and with Change of Location unaccusative verbs in both populations, although with different proportions. Overall L2 speakers chose the SV order more consistently than L1 speakers but they did so mainly with the less-core unaccusative verbs of the Unaccusativity Hierarchy. We account for these findings suggesting a return to the original version of the Interface Hypothesis (Sorace, 2005), which predicts that interface phenomena, including those at the syntax-lexicon interface, represent a vulnerable domain in L2 acquisition. 22022-01-0120222022-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/267155https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/isogloss.219reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2671552026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers
the role of Focus and the Unaccusativity Hierarchy
title Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers
spellingShingle Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers
Tasinato, Caterina
Adult L2 acquisition
Focus
Unaccusativity Hierarchy
Word Order variation
Italian
French
Interface Hypothesis
Lexical Semantics
title_short Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers
title_full Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers
title_fullStr Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers
title_full_unstemmed Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers
title_sort Word Order variation in L1 and L2 Italian speakers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tasinato, Caterina
Sanfelici, Emanuela|||0000-0003-2592-4528
author Tasinato, Caterina
author_facet Tasinato, Caterina
Sanfelici, Emanuela|||0000-0003-2592-4528
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author2 Sanfelici, Emanuela|||0000-0003-2592-4528
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adult L2 acquisition
Focus
Unaccusativity Hierarchy
Word Order variation
Italian
French
Interface Hypothesis
Lexical Semantics
topic Adult L2 acquisition
Focus
Unaccusativity Hierarchy
Word Order variation
Italian
French
Interface Hypothesis
Lexical Semantics
description This paper investigates the Italian Word Order variation in the position of subjects (S) with respect to finite predicates (V) in two adult populations: L1-Italian speakers and L1-French L2-Italian speakers. We test how discourse focus (Belletti, 2001) and a decomposed approach to Unaccusativity, i.e., Unaccusativity Hierarchy (Sorace, 2000), determine the SV/VS variation in L1 and L2 populations. The results of a forced-choice preference task show that both factors constrain the Italian word order in L1 and L2 Italian speakers: the VS order was preferred in the narrow focus and with Change of Location unaccusative verbs in both populations, although with different proportions. Overall L2 speakers chose the SV order more consistently than L1 speakers but they did so mainly with the less-core unaccusative verbs of the Unaccusativity Hierarchy. We account for these findings suggesting a return to the original version of the Interface Hypothesis (Sorace, 2005), which predicts that interface phenomena, including those at the syntax-lexicon interface, represent a vulnerable domain in L2 acquisition.
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