I have some maps. Do you want?

Authors

Ella Moran, Yale UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-23-2024

Volume

6

Issue

2

Abstract

This paper investigates the distribution of the 'lonely transitive' (or LonT) construction using YGDP survey data. I analyze the distribution of this construction by interpolating acceptability judgment data to create a series of maps showing the likely acceptability of various LonT sentences for English speakers across the US. I find that the distribution of LonTs does not seem to be geographically conditioned and that a markedness hierarchy exists between the verbs want, have, and need.

Recommended Citation

Moran, Ella. 2024. I have some maps. Do you want? Yale Working Papers in Grammatical Diversity 6 (2), 1–21.