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La concordancia del verbo con el objeto como fenómeno complejo
The verb-object agreement as a complex phenomenon

Author(s): Kateřina Ziková
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: pronominal reduplication; agreement; implicit object; explicit object; accessibility

Summary/Abstract: In this work, the pronominal reduplication in Spanish is interpreted as an agreement of the verb with the object by means of a clitic. In this way, the object resembles the subject, which agrees with the verb by means of an affix, hence the suggestion of the attributes implicit and explicit for the object. However, while the subject-verb agreement is absolutely regular, the agreement of the object is conditioned by diverse factors. These factors are the main object of investigation in this work. Finally, we present the concept of accessibility and suggest that it unites all the factors of the object-verb agreement under one main principle.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 141-160
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Spanish
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