Analyse comparative du marquage différentiel des complément direct et d’agent en roumain (II)
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENTIAL OBJECT AND AGENT MARKING IN ROMANIAN (II)
Author(s): Alexandru MardaleSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Syntax, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: differential object and agent marking; saliency; humanness; specificity; Romanian;
Summary/Abstract: This is the second part of a more general research on the comparison between Differential (Direct) Object (DOM) and Differential Agent Marking (DAM) in (contemporary) Romanian. Previously, I have showed that DOM is an optional phenomenon (with a few exceptions for certain types of Direct Objects). DOM is sensitive to factors like animacy, specificity, and topicality. In the present study, I will show that DAM is only sensitive to animacy, but neither to specificity nor to topicality. Additionally, DAM seems to be affected by language register, namely the official / administrative one.
Journal: Analele Universităţii Bucureşti. Limba şi literatura română
- Issue Year: LXXII/2023
- Issue No: 72
- Page Range: 87-99
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Romanian, French