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Postverbal Nominal Subjects and Verb-Second in Middle French: Syntax and Information Structure.
Postverbal Nominal Subjects and Verb-Second in Middle French: Syntax and Information Structure.

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자료유형  
 학위논문
Control Number  
0017163865
International Standard Book Number  
9798384039570
Dewey Decimal Classification Number  
401
Main Entry-Personal Name  
Evans, Scott A.
Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  
[S.l.] : Indiana University., 2024
Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
Physical Description  
330 p.
General Note  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-03, Section: A.
General Note  
Advisor: Vance, Barbara.
Dissertation Note  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2024.
Summary, Etc.  
요약Although a growing body of research has sought to understand the relationship between word order and information structure, previous information structure (IS) analyses of verb-subject order have produced conflicting results for Medieval French, which have subsequently led to conflicting claims about the importance of IS to its word order as well as its verb-second (V2) nature. The present dissertation explores the syntax and information structure of postverbal nominal subjects in main clause declaratives, as they relate to the V2 constraint, based on an in-depth analysis of examples collected from five Middle French texts (14th to 16th centuries) of various genres. It is argued both quantitatively and qualitatively, based on certain IS and syntactic properties, that although the V2 constraint may be weakening (as it is eventually lost in Modern French), postverbal nominal subjects in Middle French are largely the product of a V2 grammar whether located in the high "Germanic" position (commonly said to resemble V2 languages like Germanic) or the low "Romance" position (commonly believed to occur outside the V2 constraint). In these V2 clauses, the finite verb moves to the left periphery to delineate different IS articulations in which the postverbal nominal subject is never the main topic (where, following Erteschik-Shir's (1997) IS approach, which has also been used by Lahousse (2011) for Modern French, the main topic is more primary than other, subordinate topics). However, the positioning of the nominal subject in the postverbal space is dependent on whether it is a subordinate topic or not, as is reminiscent of Germanic. Nominal subjects, as non-main topics, can remain in the low position in spec-VP or move to the high position in spec-IP where they are formally marked as subordinate topics. Alternatively, nominal subjects can move to clause-final position via right-adjunction to VP if heavy or narrowly focused. It is suggested that although the Germanic/Romance division for postverbal subjects in French may be informative (as to their position in the postverbal space), this binary is misleading, especially when applied to Medieval French where a V2 grammar is still active. Finally, the relevant IS and syntactic changes from Middle to Modern French are discussed.
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Linguistics.
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Language.
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Information structure
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Inversion
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Middle French texts
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Postverbal subjects
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Syntax
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Verb-second
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Indiana University French
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Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-03A.
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■500    ▼aSource:  Dissertations  Abstracts  International,  Volume:  86-03,  Section:  A.
■500    ▼aAdvisor:  Vance,  Barbara.
■5021  ▼aThesis  (Ph.D.)--Indiana  University,  2024.
■520    ▼aAlthough  a  growing  body  of  research  has  sought  to  understand  the  relationship  between  word  order  and  information  structure,  previous  information  structure  (IS)  analyses  of  verb-subject  order  have  produced  conflicting  results  for  Medieval  French,  which  have  subsequently  led  to  conflicting  claims  about  the  importance  of  IS  to  its  word  order  as  well  as  its  verb-second  (V2)  nature.  The  present  dissertation  explores  the  syntax  and  information  structure  of  postverbal  nominal  subjects  in  main  clause  declaratives,  as  they  relate  to  the  V2  constraint,  based  on  an  in-depth  analysis  of  examples  collected  from  five  Middle  French  texts  (14th  to  16th  centuries)  of  various  genres.  It  is  argued  both  quantitatively  and  qualitatively,  based  on  certain  IS  and  syntactic  properties,  that  although  the  V2  constraint  may  be  weakening  (as  it  is  eventually  lost  in  Modern  French),  postverbal  nominal  subjects  in  Middle  French  are  largely  the  product  of  a  V2  grammar  whether  located  in  the  high  "Germanic"  position  (commonly  said  to  resemble  V2  languages  like  Germanic)  or  the  low  "Romance"  position  (commonly  believed  to  occur  outside  the  V2  constraint).  In  these  V2  clauses,  the  finite  verb  moves  to  the  left  periphery  to  delineate  different  IS  articulations  in  which  the  postverbal  nominal  subject  is  never  the  main  topic  (where,  following  Erteschik-Shir's  (1997)  IS  approach,  which  has  also  been  used  by  Lahousse  (2011)  for  Modern  French,  the  main  topic  is  more  primary  than  other,  subordinate  topics).  However,  the  positioning  of  the  nominal  subject  in  the  postverbal  space  is  dependent  on  whether  it  is  a  subordinate  topic  or  not,  as  is  reminiscent  of  Germanic.  Nominal  subjects,  as  non-main  topics,  can  remain  in  the  low  position  in  spec-VP  or  move  to  the  high  position  in  spec-IP  where  they  are  formally  marked  as  subordinate  topics.  Alternatively,  nominal  subjects  can  move  to  clause-final  position  via  right-adjunction  to  VP  if  heavy  or  narrowly  focused.  It  is  suggested  that  although  the  Germanic/Romance  division  for  postverbal  subjects  in  French  may  be  informative  (as  to  their  position  in  the  postverbal  space),  this  binary  is  misleading,  especially  when  applied  to  Medieval  French  where  a  V2  grammar  is  still  active.  Finally,  the  relevant  IS  and  syntactic  changes  from  Middle  to  Modern  French  are  discussed.
■590    ▼aSchool  code:  0093.
■650  4▼aLinguistics.
■650  4▼aLanguage.
■653    ▼aInformation  structure
■653    ▼aInversion
■653    ▼aMiddle  French  texts
■653    ▼aPostverbal  subjects
■653    ▼aSyntax
■653    ▼aVerb-second
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■71020▼aIndiana  University▼bFrench.
■7730  ▼tDissertations  Abstracts  International▼g86-03A.
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■791    ▼aPh.D.
■792    ▼a2024
■793    ▼aEnglish
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