The present study examines the production and intuition of Spanish clitics in clitic left dislocation (CLLD) structures among 26 Spanish heritage speakers (HSs) born and raised in Brazil. We tested clitic production and intuition in contexts in which Spanish clitics vary as a function of the semantic features of the object that they refer to. Results showed overextension of object clitics into contexts in which null objects were expected. Furthermore, we found higher levels of overextension among the HSs with lower patterns of heritage language use. Results are discussed along the lines of the model of heritage language acquisition and maintenance.

本研究调查了在巴西出生和长大的 26 名西班牙传统演讲者 (HS) 的阴蒂左脱位 (CLLD) 结构中西班牙阴蒂的产生和直觉。我们在西班牙 clitic 随其所指对象的语义特征而变化的上下文中测试了 clitic 产生和直觉。结果显示对象clitics过度扩展到预期空对象的上下文中。此外，我们发现在传统语言使用模式较低的 HS 中，过度扩展的程度更高。结果按照传统语言习得和维护模型进行了讨论。