An Adjunction-Based Approach to Non-Standard Variation ("el microalga", "un alita")
Marqueta Gracia, Bárbara María (Universidad de Zaragoza)
Resumen: In Spanish, feminine singular nouns beginning with a stressed /a/, such as arma ‘weapon’ and asa ‘handle’, do not take the standard article forms la and una, but el and un. This paper examines the non-standard uses of el and un observed in morphologically complex words, such as prefixed nouns (el microalga) and diminutives (un alita). The hypothesis is that what makes these variants possible is the adjunct status of prefixes and diminutive suffixes. It is claimed that adjuncts do not obligatorily trigger the reassignment of standard forms la and una, like a head would, because they can be late-merged.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.5565/rev/catjl.483
Año: 2025
Publicado en: Catalan Journal of Linguistics (2025), [30 pp.]
ISSN: 1695-6885
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN-AEI/PID2021-123302NB-I00
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Lengua Española (Dpto. Lingüíst.y Liter.Hispán.)
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Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.5565/rev/catjl.483
Año: 2025
Publicado en: Catalan Journal of Linguistics (2025), [30 pp.]
ISSN: 1695-6885
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN-AEI/PID2021-123302NB-I00
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Lengua Española (Dpto. Lingüíst.y Liter.Hispán.)
You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. Exportado de SIDERAL (2025-10-17-14:14:41)
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