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Eckhard Bick - VISL

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Ordinarily, 'o' is understood as subject 150 of the non-finite clause in sentences of type<br />

(3e). In literary language, however, 'o' might also be object of the non-finite clause, this<br />

being one of the dubious cases in the application of the clitic fronting test.<br />

The other ambiguity concerns notation. How is it possible to know where the<br />

dependency marker of 'o' attaches - at the first, finite, or second, non-finite, main verb?<br />

Since the default definition is attachment to the nearest main verb (which is not the<br />

correct choice in this case), I have opted for a special notation in similar sentences: A<br />

double dependency marker (>>) refers to the second main verb to the right.<br />

With a reflexive object pronoun in the same construction, the subject/object<br />

ambiguity can be resolved by means of the valency class of the second verb:<br />

Intransitive/ergative verbs (3f) favour a subject-reading, transitive (3g) or transobjective<br />

(3h) ones favour the object-reading.<br />

(3f) O rei se deixou cair na cama.<br />

@SUBJ> @FMV @#ICL-> @IMV @ @FMV @#ICL-> @IMV<br />

(3g) O rei se fez eleger presidente.<br />

@SUBJ> @FMV @#ICL-> @IMV @

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