Research Article

On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish

Number: 39 February 3, 2023
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On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish

Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper discusses the depictive secondary predication in the Turkish language with respect to its syntax and semantics and focuses on two issues: (i) theta role assignment and (ii) checking the case of the nominal argument as either the subject or object. This study proposes that depictive secondary predication structures include a depictive predicate whose function is to modify the subject or object argument of the main verb, and the depictive predicate is an adjunct of the main predicate, unlike resultative predicates which are complements. The study also proposes the syntactic derivation of the depictive structures to be explainable under the hybrid small clause analysis, according to which the small clause adjoins to the verb phrase (VP). The subject position of the small clause is filled with a pronominal determiner phrase (PRO), which takes the theta role of the depictive predicate.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 3, 2023

Submission Date

August 18, 2022

Acceptance Date

January 3, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 39

APA
Baturay Meral, S., & Meral, H. M. (2023). On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish. Dilbilim, 39, 17-33. https://doi.org/10.26650/jol.2022.1164029
AMA
1.Baturay Meral S, Meral HM. On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish. Dilbilim. 2023;(39):17-33. doi:10.26650/jol.2022.1164029
Chicago
Baturay Meral, Semra, and Hasan Mesut Meral. 2023. “On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish”. Dilbilim, nos. 39: 17-33. https://doi.org/10.26650/jol.2022.1164029.
EndNote
Baturay Meral S, Meral HM (February 1, 2023) On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish. Dilbilim 39 17–33.
IEEE
[1]S. Baturay Meral and H. M. Meral, “On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish”, Dilbilim, no. 39, pp. 17–33, Feb. 2023, doi: 10.26650/jol.2022.1164029.
ISNAD
Baturay Meral, Semra - Meral, Hasan Mesut. “On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish”. Dilbilim. 39 (February 1, 2023): 17-33. https://doi.org/10.26650/jol.2022.1164029.
JAMA
1.Baturay Meral S, Meral HM. On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish. Dilbilim. 2023;:17–33.
MLA
Baturay Meral, Semra, and Hasan Mesut Meral. “On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish”. Dilbilim, no. 39, Feb. 2023, pp. 17-33, doi:10.26650/jol.2022.1164029.
Vancouver
1.Semra Baturay Meral, Hasan Mesut Meral. On the Syntax and Semantics of Depictives in Turkish. Dilbilim. 2023 Feb. 1;(39):17-33. doi:10.26650/jol.2022.1164029