A multivariate analysis of the partitive genitive in Dutch. Bringing quantitative data into a theoretical discussion

Author:

Pijpops Dirk1,Van de Velde Freek2

Affiliation:

1. University of Leuven , Flanders , Belgium

2. Department of Linguistics , University of Leuven , Flanders , Belgium

Abstract

Abstract This article takes a usage-based perspective on the partitive genitive construction in Dutch (iets moois, ‘something beautiful’), which has previously drawn scholarly attention from a theoretical perspective, due to the challenges it presents to Dutch nominal morphosyntax. We will argue that a good understanding of the construction at issue cannot circumvent the enormous variation in the expression of the genitive marker. Within the wide variation space, regular patterns can be discerned, which we uncovered by using mixed-effects logistic regression. This approach allows us to assess the precise contribution of internal factors (e.g. length of the adjective, or the type of quantifier) and external factors (e.g. regional variety, or register), as well as their interactions. This article has three objectives then: first, it wants to contribute to the description of Dutch syntax, second it aspires to advance methodological standards in grammatical investigation, and third, it makes a theoretical plea for a usage-based perspective, with full recognition of variation.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics

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