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Spanish Language and Sociolinguistic AnalysisEdited by Sandro Sessarego and Fernando Tejedo-Herrero
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 8] 2016
► pp. 197–216
Lexical frequency and subject expression in native and non-native Spanish
A closer look at independent and mediating effects
Bret Linford | Grand Valley State University
Avizia Long | Indiana University
Megan Solon | University at Albany – SUNY
Melissa Whatley | University of Georgia
Kimberly L. Geeslin | Indiana University
This paper investigates the effect of lexical frequency on third-person subject form variation by native and highly-advanced non-native speakers of Spanish. In line with previous research, verb tokens which represented 1% or more of the total tokens were categorized as frequent whereas all others were categorized as infrequent. We also coded for six other linguistic variables: number, referent specificity, semantic class, morphological regularity, TMA, and switch reference. The findings revealed that lexical frequency did not have an independent effect on third-person subject form variation and in only one case did high lexical frequency appear to activate the effect of another linguistic factor. We discuss our results alongside findings of previous research and offer directions for future research.
Keywords: lexical frequency, subject expression
Published online: 25 May 2016
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.8.08lin
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.8.08lin
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