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

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dc.contributor.author Pérez-Guerra, Javier es_ES
dc.date.accessioned 2018-09-13T09:51:54Z
dc.date.available 2018-09-13T09:51:54Z
dc.date.issued 2018-07-13
dc.identifier.issn 1886-2438
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10251/107222
dc.description.abstract [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. es_ES
dc.description.sponsorship 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. es_ES
dc.language Inglés es_ES
dc.publisher Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València
dc.relation.ispartof Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas
dc.rights Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd) es_ES
dc.subject Word order es_ES
dc.subject Adjunct es_ES
dc.subject Complement es_ES
dc.subject Syntax es_ES
dc.subject Information structure es_ES
dc.subject Interface Hypothesis es_ES
dc.title An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English es_ES
dc.type Artículo es_ES
dc.date.updated 2018-09-12T10:56:50Z
dc.identifier.doi 10.4995/rlyla.2018.9075
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//FFI2016-77018-P/ES/VARIATION IN MICRO-DIACHRONY: LINGUISTIC CHOICE IN 21ST-CENTURY ENGLISH/ es_ES
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Xunta de Galicia//ED431C 2017%2F50/ es_ES
dc.rights.accessRights Abierto es_ES
dc.description.bibliographicCitation Pérez-Guerra, J. (2018). An empirical study on word order in predicates: on syntax, processing and information in native and learner English. Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas. 13:99-118. https://doi.org/10.4995/rlyla.2018.9075 es_ES
dc.description.accrualMethod SWORD es_ES
dc.relation.publisherversion https://doi.org/10.4995/rlyla.2018.9075 es_ES
dc.description.upvformatpinicio 99 es_ES
dc.description.upvformatpfin 118 es_ES
dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion es_ES
dc.description.volume 13
dc.identifier.eissn 1886-6298
dc.contributor.funder Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad es_ES
dc.contributor.funder Xunta de Galicia es_ES
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