Novedad bibliografica: YOON, J. Small Clause Constructions in Spanish: A Semantic-Functional Account

[Carlos Subirats]

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Novedad bibliográfica:
YOON, Jiyoung. 2006. Small Clause Constructions in Spanish: A
Semantic-Functional Account. Lincom Europa (ISBN 9783895869891. LINCOM
Studies in Romance Linguistics 48. 183 pp., price: EUR 66,00, USD
79,20 ).
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Resumen:

The present semantic-functional study analyzes small clauses in
Spanish in terms of the semantics of main verbs, small clause
predicates, direct objects, and subjects, taking Hopper & Thompson's
(1980) Transitivity Hypothesis as a theoretical basis. The author
argues that the licensing of the small clauses in adjunct position is
not dependent solely on one factor as is believed by many linguists.
Rather, it depends on the interaction among the semantic properties of
the elements of a sentence, i.e., verbs, adjunct predicates, subjects,
and objects. These elements interact in such a way that they, as a
whole, confer higher or lower Transitivity to a given sentence, which
in turn allows or disallows adjunct predicates. If those elements are
higher on the Transitivity hierarchy, adjunct predicates receive a
felicitous interpretation in a given sentence. If, however, the
adjunct is lower on the hierarchy, that is, if it is an
individual-level adjunct, it is ill-formed.

Moreover, Yoon argues that the licensing of small clauses in
complement position can also be accounted for by the Transitivity
Hypothesis. More specifically, applying to small clause complements
the distinction between individual-level vs. stage-level elements, the
author argues that a felicitous interpretation of a small-clause
complement depends crucially on whether the stage-level (higher in
Transitivity) or individual-level (lower in Transitivity) property of
a given verb co-varies with the stage-level or individual-level
property of its corresponding small-clause complement.

The study thus supports the view that the licensing of small clauses
is better understood in terms of the compatibility of interacting
semantic properties among sentential elements rather than in terms of
discrete features that do not interact.


Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. PREVIOUS APPROACHES TO SMALL CLAUSES
1. Introduction
2. Debate Between Small Clause Theory and Predication Theory
2.1 SC Theory
2.2 Predication Theory
3. Classification/Range of Small Clauses
3.1 Evolution of the Concept of Small Clauses
3.2 Classification of SCs for Spanish
3.2.3 Summary
3.3 Syntactic Tests to Distinguish Complement SCs from Adjunct SCs
4. Conclusion

CHAPTER 2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
1. Introduction
2. Lexical Aspects and Vendler's Categories
3. Stage-Level Versus Individual-Level Predicates
4. The Functionalist Approach and Prototypes
5. The Transitivity Hypothesis

CHAPTER 3. ADJUNCT PREDICATES AND SEMANTIC CONSTRAINTS
1. Introduction
1.1 The Theta Criterion and Adjunct Predicates
1.2 Structural Differences between Subject-Oriented and Object-
Oriented Adjunct Predicates
1.3 Lexical Aspects and Adjunct Predicates
2. New Analysis: Semantic Interactions in a Sentence as a Whole
2.1 Stage-Level Predicates/Verbs vs. Individual-Level Predicates/Verbs
2.2 Animacy and Volitionality of Subjects
2.3 Affected and Non-Affected Objects
2.4 Definiteness of Object
2.5 Transitivity Hypothesis and Adjunct Predicates
3. Conclusion

CHAPTER 4. SMALL CLAUSES IN COMPLEMENT POSITION
1. Introduction
2. The Distinction between Considerar-Class Verbs, Perception Verbs,
and Causatives
2.1 Difference between Consider-Class Verbs and Perception Verbs
2.2 Difference between Causatives and Perception verbs
3. The Individual vs. Stage-Level Distinction in Small Clause
Predicates in Complement Position
3.1 Proposition-Taking Verbs and the SL-IL Distinction
3.2 Practition-Taking Verbs and the SL-IL Distinction
3.3 Perception Verbs and the SL-IL Distinction
3.4 Causatives and Small Clauses
4. Transitivity Hypothesis and Small Clauses in Complement Position
5 Conclusion

CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION

REFERECES
INDEX


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