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Factors influencing the acceptability of object fronting in German
The Journal of Comparative Germanic Linguistics ( IF 0.813 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 , DOI: 10.1007/s10828-020-09113-1
Marta Wierzba , Gisbert Fanselow

In this paper, we address some controversially debated empirical questions concerning object fronting in German by a series of acceptability rating studies. We investigated three kinds of factors: (i) properties of the subject (given/new, pronoun/full DP), (ii) emphasis, (iii) register. The first factor is predicted to play a crucial role by models in which object fronting possibilities are limited by prosodic properties. Two experiments provide converging evidence for a systematic effect of this factor: we find that the relative acceptability of object fronting across subjects that require an accent (new DPs) is lower than across deaccentable subjects (pronouns and given DPs). Other models predict object fronting across full phrases (but not across pronouns) to be limited to an emphatic interpretation. This prediction is also borne out, suggesting that both types of models capture an empirically valid generalization and can be seen as complementing each other rather than competing with each other. Finally, we find support for the view that informal register facilitates object fronting. In sum, our experiments contribute to clarifying the empirical basis concerning a phenomenon influenced by a range of interacting factors. This, in turn, informs theoretical approaches to the prefield position and helps to identify factors that need to be carefully controlled in this field of research.

中文翻译:

影响德语面向对象可接受性的因素

在本文中,我们通过一系列可接受性评级研究来解决一些有争议的关于德语中对象前置的实证问题。我们调查了三种因素:(i)主题的属性(给定/新,代词/完整DP),(ii)强调,(iii)注册。预测第一个因素将在对象前置可能性受韵律特性限制的模型中发挥关键作用。两个实验为该因素的系统效应提供了趋同的证据:我们发现,在需要口音的主体(新 DP)中,对象前置的相对可接受性低于在可口音的主体(代词和给定的 DP)之间。其他模型预测对象前置跨越完整的短语(但不跨越代词)仅限于强调解释。这个预言也应验了 表明这两种类型的模型都获得了经验上有效的概括,并且可以被视为相互补充而不是相互竞争。最后,我们找到了对非正式注册促进对象前置的观点的支持。总之,我们的实验有助于澄清有关受一系列相互作用因素影响的现象的经验基础。这反过来又为前场位置的理论方法提供了信息,并有助于确定在该研究领域需要仔细控制的因素。我们的实验有助于澄清有关受一系列相互作用因素影响的现象的经验基础。这反过来又为前场位置的理论方法提供了信息,并有助于确定在该研究领域需要仔细控制的因素。我们的实验有助于澄清有关受一系列相互作用因素影响的现象的经验基础。这反过来又为前场位置的理论方法提供了信息,并有助于确定在该研究领域需要仔细控制的因素。
更新日期:2020-04-01
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