The effect of coordinate structure on the licensing of čto-clauses in noun complement constructions: An experimental study
Previously, čto-clause complements of nouns were found to be more acceptable in constructions with collocations as opposed to non-collocations, which was taken to support the hypothesis whereby čto-clauses are introduced by a silent preposition licensed by incorporation into a complex predicate (c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Moscow Pedagogical State University, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Rhema. Рема |
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| Online Access: | http://rhema-journal.com/Rema_2020_1_Knyazev.pdf |
| Summary: | Previously, čto-clause complements of nouns were found to be more acceptable in constructions with collocations as opposed to non-collocations, which was taken to support the hypothesis whereby čto-clauses are introduced by a silent preposition licensed by incorporation into a complex predicate (created in collocational constructions). The paper presents the results of an acceptability rating study testing the prediction of this account, namely, that embedding the noun in a coordinate structure should block the incorporation and hence licensing of čto-clauses. In addition, an alternative hypothesis is examined according to which čto-clauses are more acceptable in collocations due to their higher frequency. |
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| ISSN: | 2500-2953 |