In this paper, we discuss the CP domain of embedded clauses in Spanish, specifically in the realm of que+embedded question constructions first discussed in Plann 1982. We argue for the existence of (at least) two distinct CP layers (following previous work by Lahiri (2002) Demonte & FernándezSoriano (2009), and Suñer (1991, 1993)). Following Suñer (1991, 1993), we argue that there are two seman...

Several authors propose that performative speech acts are self-guaranteeing due to their self-referential nature (Searle 1989; Jary 2007). The present paper offers an analysis of self-referentiality in terms of truth conditional semantics, making use of Davidsonian events. I propose that hereby can denote the ongoing act of information transfer (more mundanely, the utterance) which thereby ente...

We investigated the interaction between different levels of linguistic representation and the syntactic deficit in Broca’s aphasia. We varied a semantic property of arguments referentiality, and a phonetic property implicitness, and crossed them with the constructions that expose the syntactic deficit in agrammatic Broca’s aphasia. Our results show that referentiality and implicitness of argume...

A powerful syntactic theory as well as expressive modal logics have to deal with self-referentiality. Self-referentiality and paradoxes seem to be close neighbours and depending on the logical system, they have devastating consequences, since they introduce contradictions and trivialise the logical system. There is a large amount of diierent attempts to tackle these problems. Some of them are c...

In this study we investigate the impact of affectedness on the diachronic development of Differential Object Marking (DOM) in Spanish. DOM in Spanish synchronically depends on (i) the referential features of the direct object, such as animacy and referentiality, and (ii) the semantics of the verb. Several studies have also shown that the diachronic development of DOM proceeds along the Animacy ...