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The use of the preposition a with direct objects in Spanish is a well known instance of the
general phenomenon of Differential Object Marking (DOM). In Spanish grammars the …

This paper deals with the so-called Person Case Constraint (Bonet, E. 1991), a universal
constraint blocking accusative clitics and object agreement morphemes other than third …

This dissertation shows how languages differ in their morphosyntactic sensitivity to
variations in the semantics of direct objects. Whereas some languages reflect semantic …

This dissertation investigates the nature of Differential Object Marking (DOM), using Spanish
as a case study. It proposes that DOM arises from an interaction between case and …

Turkish exhibits a morphosyntactic contrast between instances of the direct object with the
case marker-(y) I and those without it. The accusative case suffix-(y) I indicates the specificity …

Many languages that display Differential Object Marking (DOM) and Clitic Doubling (CD),
like Spanish and Romanian, show specificity restrictions in both grammatical environments …

This volume collects together core papers by Richard K. Larson developing what has since
come to be known as the" VP Shell" or" Split VP" analysis of sentential structure. The volume …

A heritage language is the term given to a language spoken at home by bilingual children of
immigrant parents. Written by a leading figure in the field, this pioneering, in-depth study …

In Spanish, the direct object can be marked or not by the marker a. The marker a is
obligatory, optional or ungrammatical, depending on a variety of parameters. These …