B04 - Interaction of nominal and verbal features for differential object marking - CRC1252 (Prominence in Language)

The project aims at modeling Differential Object Marking (DOM) as a result of a complex interaction of nominal and verbal prominence-lending properties. One of the major challenges is to develop a model that allows for variation on both the micro level between closely related varieties and the macro level between Spanish and Turkish. Though manifesting commonalities in DOM with respect to its semantic/pragmatic function, Spanish and Turkish provide interesting divergences on the ranking of prominence-lending features, their interaction with structural conditions of the particular variety, and the way DOM is expressed. Building on the results of phase I, phase II investigates Differential Object Marking (DOM) as the result of a complex interaction between nominal and verbal prominence features. Focusing on Spanish and Turkish, one of the major challenges is to understand why DOM is determined by two rather contrary verbal prominence features, i.e. agentivity and affectedness. Moreover, the project aims at analyzing DOM in contexts with three (or more) arguments, and at exploring the impact of DOM on discourse structure.

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本项目旨在将差量宾语标记（Differential Object Marking，DOM）建模为名词性与动词性凸显性赋予特性复杂交互作用的结果。其中一项主要挑战是开发一种可兼顾密切相关变体间微观层面、以及西班牙语与土耳其语之间宏观层面变异的模型。尽管西班牙语和土耳其语在DOM的语义/语用功能上存在共性，但二者在凸显性赋予特征的层级排序、其与特定变体的结构条件的交互作用，以及DOM的表达方式上均呈现出有趣的差异。基于第一阶段的研究成果，第二阶段将差量宾语标记（DOM）作为名词与动词凸显性特征复杂交互作用的产物展开研究。本项目聚焦西班牙语与土耳其语，另一项主要挑战在于阐明为何DOM由两项看似相悖的动词凸显性特征——即施事性与受影响性——所决定。此外，本项目还旨在分析存在三个（及以上）论元的语境中的差量宾语标记（DOM），并探究DOM对语篇结构的影响。如需了解本项目的简要介绍，请参阅：