The D(emonstrative)-construction : A newly-identified left-dislocated configuration in Spanish
Isgar, Gabrielle (Florida State University (USA))
Muntendam, Antje (Florida State University (USA))
Reglero, Lara (Florida State University (USA))

Títol variant:	The D(emonstrative)-construction
Data:	2024
Resum:	This paper explores a newly identified contrastive topic configuration in Spanish. Coined by de Andrade (2018) for Galician and European Portuguese, the D(emonstrative)-construction features a left-dislocated topic and d(emonstrative)-pronoun resumptive. This study investigates whether the D-construction exists in Spanish, and if so, with which syntactic properties. We administered an acceptability judgment task on the D-construction, Clitic Left Dislocation (CLLD), Hanging Topic Left Dislocation (HTLD) and Focus Fronting (FF) to Spanish speakers. The task tested the role of the left-dislocate, case connectivity, subject-verb inversion, embedding, recursivity, and sensitivity to island constraints. Simple instances of the D-construction received consistently high ratings, demonstrating that it exists in Spanish. There was individual variation regarding the role of the left-dislocate and case connectivity. The D-construction did not require subject-verb inversion, was non-recursive and demonstrated selective island sensitivity. Findings for CLLD, HTLD and FF were mostly in line with previous literature. The D-construction did not exactly pattern with CLLD, HTLD, nor FF; it is characterized by a unique set of syntactic properties. We propose that both left-dislocated elements are base-generated at Spec, TopP: the fronted DP is a hanging topic, and its resumptive d-pronoun is linked to a clitic within the main clause via an A'-chain.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Spanish ; D-construction ; Clitic left dislocation ; Focus fronting ; Hanging topic ; Information structure
Publicat a:	Isogloss, Vol. 10 Núm. 1 (2024) , p. 1-59 (Articles) , ISSN 2385-4138

Adreça original: https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/v10-n1-isgar-muntendam-reglero
Adreça alternativa: https://raco.cat/index.php/isogloss/article/view/v10-n1-isgar-muntendam-reglero
DOI: 10.5565/rev/isogloss.403

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