The low periphery of double object constructions in English and Spanish

Authors

  • Ángel Jiménez Fernández

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/PH.2009.v23.i02.04

Keywords:

double object constructions, topic, focus, word order, minimalism

Abstract

In this paper I will explore the possibility that double object con- structions (DOCs) project a low periphery with specific dedicated categories for focus and topics. Languages such as Spanish are shown to allow for the projection of these discourse-related catego- ries in DOCs, whereas languages such as English do not. This will account for the parametric differences in word order identified in both languages.

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2009-12-16

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Jiménez Fernández, Ángel. (2009). The low periphery of double object constructions in English and Spanish. Philologia Hispalensis, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.12795/PH.2009.v23.i02.04

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