Diachronic change and variation in use : judgments of clitic doubling in Peninsular vs. Rioplatense Spanish
Rinke, Esther (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Lago, Sol (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Gattei, Carolina Andrea (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Previous studies have demonstrated that in spontaneous speech, Rioplatense Spanish speakers-in contrast to speakers of Peninsular Spanish-sometimes produce clitic-doubled accusative nominal objects. If this contrast between varieties reflects different grammatical systems, it would be expected to also affect the acceptability of clitic doubling across varieties. We tested this hypothesis in a judgment study that compared the acceptability of dative and accusative clitic-doubled objects between Rioplatense and Peninsular Spanish speakers. Speakers of both varieties showed similar preferences with dative clitic doubling, consistent with previous work. By contrast, accusative clitic doubling was highly acceptable in Rioplatense Spanish, but not in Peninsular Spanish. Based on accounts of the diachronic development of clitic doubling, we argue that the Rioplatense speakers exhibit a diachronically advanced behavior compared to Peninsular Spanish speakers.
Note:	Acknowledgments. We thank Claudia Pañeda, Horacio Barber and Carlos Javier Álvarez González for their valuable help with stimuli preparation and data collection. Sol Lago and Esther Rinke were supported by the German Research Foundation, project number 468764275.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Clitic doubling ; Acceptability judgments ; Diachronic change ; Rioplatense Spanish ; Peninsular Spanish
Published in:	Isogloss, Vol. 9 Núm. 1 (2023) , p. 1-18 (Articles) , ISSN 2385-4138

Adreça original: https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/v9-n1-rinke-lago-gattei
DOI: 10.5565/rev/isogloss.293

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