How much structure is needed: The case of the Persian VP
The aim of this paper is to tease apart two available views of the VP in Persian. The prevailing view of the Persian VP initially suggested in generative studies assumes a hierarchical structure with two object positions, mainly motivated by the existence of differential object marking in Persian. B...
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| Published in: | Proceedings of the International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar 2016-12 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | The aim of
this paper is to tease apart two available views of the VP in
Persian. The prevailing view of the Persian VP initially suggested in
generative studies assumes a hierarchical structure with two object
positions, mainly motivated by the existence of differential object
marking in Persian. Building on quantitative studies, we revisit this
hierarchical view and show that it is not born out by the data. A flat
structure view of the VP, on the contrary, is in line with the data. |
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| ISSN: | 1535-1793 1535-1793 |