Acceptability of Dative Argument Structure in Spanish: Assessing Semantic and Usage-Based Factors

Autor/in	Reali, Florencia
Titel	Acceptability of Dative Argument Structure in Spanish: Assessing Semantic and Usage-Based Factors
Quelle	In: Cognitive Science, 41 (2017) 8, S.2170-2190 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0364-0213
DOI	10.1111/cogs.12459
Schlagwörter	Semantics; Spanish; Language Usage; Language Patterns; Verbs; Computational Linguistics; Phrase Structure; Word Frequency + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semantik; Spanisch; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Phrasenstruktur; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit
Abstract	Multiple constraints, including semantic, lexical, and usage-based factors, have been shown to influence dative alternation across different languages. This work explores whether fine-grained statistics and semantic properties of the verb affect the acceptability of dative constructions in Spanish. First, a corpus analysis reveals that verbs of different semantic classes occur naturally in alternative dative constructions, a pattern quite different from English. The fact that dative alternation appears independent of semantic classes challenges traditional semantic-based approaches. Second, acceptability rating tasks reveal that dative constructions containing highly entrenched word combinations and frequent word order are judged more acceptable regardless of the verbs' semantics. The results are interpreted in favor of usage-based accounts: Acceptability of dative constructions may be language-specific and depend on patterns of use and conventionalization. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01