RUcore: Rutgers University Community Repository
Null subject patterns in language contact: the case of Dominican Spanish
Descriptive
TitleInfo
(displayLabel = Citation Title);
(type = uniform)
Title
Null subject patterns in language contact: the case of Dominican Spanish
TitleInfo
(displayLabel = Other Title);
(type = alternative)
Title
Case of Dominican Spanish
Name
(ID = NAME001);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Cabrera-Puche
NamePart
(type = given)
Maria J.
DisplayForm
Maria J. Cabrera-Puche
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RUETD)
author
Name
(ID = NAME002);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Sanchez
NamePart
(type = given)
Liliana
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
Liliana Sanchez
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
chair
Name
(ID = NAME003);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Camacho
NamePart
(type = given)
Jose
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
Jose Camacho
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
internal member
Name
(ID = NAME004);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Flores
NamePart
(type = given)
Nydia
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
Nydia Flores
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
internal member
Name
(ID = NAME005);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Stephens
NamePart
(type = given)
Thomas
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
Thomas Stephens
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
internal member
Name
(ID = NAME006);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Toribio
NamePart
(type = given)
Jacqueline
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
Jacqueline Toribio
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
outside member
Name
(ID = NAME007);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
Rutgers University
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
degree grantor
Name
(ID = NAME008);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
Graduate School - New Brunswick
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
school
TypeOfResource
Text
Genre
(authority = marcgt)
theses
OriginInfo
DateCreated
(qualifier = exact)
2008
DateOther
(qualifier = exact);
(type = degree)
2008-01
Language
LanguageTerm
English
PhysicalDescription
Form
(authority = marcform)
electronic
InternetMediaType
application/pdf
InternetMediaType
text/xml
Extent
xxxii, 411 pages
Abstract
Linguistic change can be caused by the diachronic evolution of languages, or by external factors, such as language contact. In this dissertation, language internal changes and the effects of language contact on linguistic change are studied by analyzing four properties normally associated with the pro-drop parameter (phonologically null subjects, SV inversion, expletives, and that-trace filter) in Dominican Spanish (DS). The internal diachronic change is studied in forty DS speakers from two areas of the Dominican Republic (DR): El Cibao (n = 20) and Santo Domingo (n = 20). DS has been said to be undergoing an internal diachronic change towards a non-null subject language, but still reflecting properties of null subject languages, and El Cibao has been considered the area leading this linguistic change. A study of the four pro-drop properties mentioned above by speakers from Santo Domingo and El Cibao, two distinct geographical areas in the DR, and by speakers of different age ranges and different educational levels was conducted in order to find evidence of the spread of this internal change throughout the island. Data for the study was obtained from oral production and grammaticality judgment tasks. This dissertation also addresses the influence that other languages exert on the four pro-drop properties in DS. Data from a group of twenty DS/English bilingual speakers who are exposed to English, Caribbean (Puerto-Rican, Cuban, and DS) and non-Caribbean Spanish varieties (GS) were collected and analyzed to determine the effects of language contact on language change. English and GS have opposite values in the representation of these properties, whereas the Caribbean group has a mixed-system.
Results show that the four properties are affected differently. Specifically, the SV inversion property seems to be affected by English more than the phonologically null subject property. However, no statistically significant data was obtained for the other two properties. Therefore, two suggestions arise: 1) these four pro-drop properties do not form a cluster of properties, or 2) these four properties are affected differently by a language contact situation.
Results show that the four properties are affected differently. Specifically, the SV inversion property seems to be affected by English more than the phonologically null subject property. However, no statistically significant data was obtained for the other two properties. Therefore, two suggestions arise: 1) these four pro-drop properties do not form a cluster of properties, or 2) these four properties are affected differently by a language contact situation.
Note
(type = degree)
Ph.D.
Note
(type = bibliography)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-409).
Subject
(ID = SUBJ1);
(authority = RUETD)
Topic
Spanish
Subject
(ID = SUBJ2);
(authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax
Subject
(ID = SUBJ3);
(authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Language and languages--Variation
RelatedItem
(type = host)
TitleInfo
Title
Graduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Identifier
(type = local)
rucore19991600001
Identifier
(type = hdl)
http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001600001.ETD.17102
Identifier
ETD_693
Location
PhysicalLocation
(authority = marcorg);
(displayLabel = Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
NjNbRU
Identifier
(type = doi)
doi:10.7282/T3QF8T76
Genre
(authority = ExL-Esploro)
ETD doctoral
Back to the top
Rights
RightsDeclaration
(AUTHORITY = GS);
(ID = rulibRdec0006)
The author owns the copyright to this work.
Copyright
Status
Copyright protected
Availability
Status
Open
AssociatedEntity
(AUTHORITY = rulib);
(ID = 1)
Name
Maria Cabrera-Puche
Role
Copyright holder
Affiliation
Rutgers University. Graduate School - New Brunswick
RightsEvent
(AUTHORITY = rulib);
(ID = 1)
Type
Permission or license
Detail
Non-exclusive ETD license
AssociatedObject
(AUTHORITY = rulib);
(ID = 1)
Type
License
Name
Author Agreement License
Detail
I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
Back to the top
Technical
Format
(TYPE = mime);
(VERSION = )
application/x-tar
FileSize
(UNIT = bytes)
1335808
Checksum
(METHOD = SHA1)
f5e3980984dc69e74d6a3ad8448d9679a9479387
ContentModel
ETD
CompressionScheme
other
OperatingSystem
(VERSION = 5.1)
windows xp
Format
(TYPE = mime);
(VERSION = NULL)
application/x-tar
Back to the top
Statistical Profile