Comparing two experimental designs for the study of subject islands in Spanish

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Stigliano, Laura; Verdecchia Leandro, Matías Nicolás; Murujosa, Marisol
Año de publicación
2025
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This paper investigates the phenomenon of subject islands in Spanish through the lens of two experimental designs, which we refer to as the subject/object design and the simple/complex subject design. Our study is the first one to directly compare these proposed designs in a single, controlled experiment. By comparing these methodologies, we aim to evaluate their effectiveness in capturing the nuances of subject island effects to establish the basis for future investigations in this area. Our findings reveal that both designs yield a significant degradation in acceptability for extractions from subjects, which is consistent with theoretical proposals that aimed to account for subject islands. We question, however, the assumption that a significant interaction, and by extension super-additivity, is the sole criterion for identifying island structures, given that the different factors tested (i.e., the position of the gap, the object/subject distinction, and the extraction/sub-extraction distinction) did not contribute to the degradation observed in subject islands.
Fil: Stigliano, Laura. Ohio State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Verdecchia Leandro, Matías Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas. - Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Filosófico. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Murujosa, Marisol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
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title Comparing two experimental designs for the study of subject islands in Spanish
spellingShingle Comparing two experimental designs for the study of subject islands in Spanish
Stigliano, Laura
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SUBJECT ISLAND
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title_short Comparing two experimental designs for the study of subject islands in Spanish
title_full Comparing two experimental designs for the study of subject islands in Spanish
title_fullStr Comparing two experimental designs for the study of subject islands in Spanish
title_full_unstemmed Comparing two experimental designs for the study of subject islands in Spanish
title_sort Comparing two experimental designs for the study of subject islands in Spanish
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Stigliano, Laura
Verdecchia Leandro, Matías Nicolás
Murujosa, Marisol
author Stigliano, Laura
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Verdecchia Leandro, Matías Nicolás
Murujosa, Marisol
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Murujosa, Marisol
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper investigates the phenomenon of subject islands in Spanish through the lens of two experimental designs, which we refer to as the subject/object design and the simple/complex subject design. Our study is the first one to directly compare these proposed designs in a single, controlled experiment. By comparing these methodologies, we aim to evaluate their effectiveness in capturing the nuances of subject island effects to establish the basis for future investigations in this area. Our findings reveal that both designs yield a significant degradation in acceptability for extractions from subjects, which is consistent with theoretical proposals that aimed to account for subject islands. We question, however, the assumption that a significant interaction, and by extension super-additivity, is the sole criterion for identifying island structures, given that the different factors tested (i.e., the position of the gap, the object/subject distinction, and the extraction/sub-extraction distinction) did not contribute to the degradation observed in subject islands.
Fil: Stigliano, Laura. Ohio State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Verdecchia Leandro, Matías Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas. - Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Filosófico. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Murujosa, Marisol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
description This paper investigates the phenomenon of subject islands in Spanish through the lens of two experimental designs, which we refer to as the subject/object design and the simple/complex subject design. Our study is the first one to directly compare these proposed designs in a single, controlled experiment. By comparing these methodologies, we aim to evaluate their effectiveness in capturing the nuances of subject island effects to establish the basis for future investigations in this area. Our findings reveal that both designs yield a significant degradation in acceptability for extractions from subjects, which is consistent with theoretical proposals that aimed to account for subject islands. We question, however, the assumption that a significant interaction, and by extension super-additivity, is the sole criterion for identifying island structures, given that the different factors tested (i.e., the position of the gap, the object/subject distinction, and the extraction/sub-extraction distinction) did not contribute to the degradation observed in subject islands.
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