No momentary fancy! The zero ‘complementizer’ in English dialects
No momentary fancy! The zero ‘complementizer’ in English dialects
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英语方言中的零“补语”不是一时的幻想！
DOI：
10.1017/s1360674305001644
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发表时间：
2005
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1
通讯作者：
Jennifer Smith
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作者：
Sali A. Tagliamonte;Jennifer Smith
在本文中，我们分析变量存在的补语，即我认为/这是有趣的，在一个大型档案的英国方言。将这一特征置于其历史发展和共时模式中，我们试图理解在这与零之间选择的机制。我们的研究结果表明，与历时记录相反，零选项占主导地位-总体占91%。对影响这一特点的竞争因素的统计分析证实，语法化过程和语法复杂性发挥了作用。然而，我认为，先前语法化的搭配的语言特征会产生更大的影响。它的印记在多个内部因素中可见，这些因素在其他情况下限制了零选项。我们认为，这种经常性的模式，在话语推进零选项通过语法。这些发现有助于研究论证语言变化中频率和再分析之间的密切关系。
In this paper we analyse variable presence of the complementizer that, i.e. I thinkthat/Øthis is interesting, in a large archive of British dialects. Situating this feature within its historical development and synchronic patterning, we seek to understand the mechanism underlying the choice between that and zero. Our findings reveal that, in contrast to the diachronic record, the zero option is predominant – 91 per cent overall. Statistical analyses of competing factors operating on this feature confirm that grammaticalization processes and grammatical complexity play a role. However, the linguistic characteristics of a previously grammaticalized collocation, I think, exerts a greater effect. Its imprint is visible in multiple internal factors which constrain the zero option in the other contexts. We argue that this recurrent pattern in discourse propels the zero option through the grammar. These findings contribute to research arguing for a strong relationship between frequency and reanalysis in linguistic change.