Acta Linguistica Academica
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Volume 64: Issue 2
On subject properties of datives in psych predicates: A comparative approach
Authors:
Ángel L. Jiménez-Fernández University of Seville

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Bożena Rozwadowska University of Wrocław

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Pages:
233–256
Online Publication Date:
Jun 2017
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2017
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/2062.2017.64.2.4
Keywords:
all-focus sentences; dative experiencers; subject properties; monadic and dyadic psych predicates
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In this work, we show that in Spanish and Polish, the distribution of dative Experiencers in the sentence is influenced by factors pertaining to argument structure as well as to information structure. From an argument-structure point of view, they are claimed to be generated in VP, in a position higher than the nominative subject, and hence it is the closest candidate to move to spec-TP and satisfy the EPP under T. From an information-structure perspective, dative Experiencers occur first only in two situations, namely when they are part of the broad focus that the whole sentence performs or when they function as topic. However, different tests will tear Spanish and Polish DEs apart with respect to their “subject” properties, which will ultimately be derived from the syntactic position they target when they are used in all-focus sentences.

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