Syntactic Productivity
Syntactic Productivity
Syntactic Productivity
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Results (1)<br />
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1) All three construction are accepted with new verbs of instrument of<br />
communication in Icelandic to a varying degree<br />
2) All verbs are judged most acceptable in the Transfer construction<br />
(with an accusative object), which is the prototypical construction for<br />
verbs of sending<br />
3) The verb faxa, which was borrowed earliest of the three, is most<br />
accepted in the Transfer construction<br />
4) The Transfer construction is rated most acceptable with faxa<br />
5) The Ditransitive construction is rated most acceptable with smsa<br />
6) Caused-Motion construction is rated most acceptable with (e)meila,<br />
although these last two conclusions may be due to a coincidence<br />
Bergen Jóhanna Barðdal June 5, 2008
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