In:Studies on Variation in Portuguese
Edited by Pilar Barbosa, Maria da Conceição de Paiva and Celeste Rodrigues
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 14] 2017
► pp. 301–320
Chapter 13Dative variation in the Portuguese of São Tomé
Published online: 2 November 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.14.13gon
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.14.13gon
Abstract
Portuguese of São Tomé (pst) exhibits two strategies to express Recipients: double object constructions (DOC) and ditransitive prepositional constructions (DPC), which employ either the preposition a ‘to’ or the preposition para ‘toward’ (R. Gonçalves 2010). Using data from a spoken corpus, we will analyze to which extent linguistic and extra-linguistic variables can play a role in pst dative variation. Therefore, we will discuss whether it follows Rappaport-Hovav and Levin’s (2008) distinction between give-type verbs (core dative verbs), which occur in both DOC and DPC introduced by a functional preposition, and throw/send-type verbs (non-core dative verbs), which can occur in a DPC introduced either by a functional or directional preposition. We will further address the role of contact with Santome.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The linguistic situation of São Tomé and Príncipe
- 3.Some properties of DOC and/or DPC languages
- 4.Dative expression in non-European varieties of Portuguese
- 5.Methodology
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6.Results
- 6.1General results
- 6.2Results by linguistic and extra-linguistic variables
- 6.2.1Class of dative verb
- 6.2.2Animacy
- 6.2.3Level of education
- 7.Santome
- 8.Final remarks
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