https://leeannvc.com/tags/information-structure/Information StructureHugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)en-ushttps://leeannvc.com/media/logo_hu_408c0977b7e48a52.pnghttps://leeannvc.com/tags/information-structure/https://leeannvc.com/projects/word_order/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://leeannvc.com/projects/word_order/<p>How do Spanish speakers judge <strong>Subject-Verb (SV)</strong> vs. <strong>Verb-Subject (VS)</strong> word orders—and how do <strong>verb type</strong> (<em>unergative</em> vs. <em>unaccusative</em>) and <strong>pragmatic condition</strong> (<em>wide focus</em>, <em>subject-narrow focus</em>, <em>subject-given</em>) shape those judgments? Using a controlled, online experiment, I test links between <strong>argument structure</strong> and <strong>information structure</strong> in four Latin American dialects.</p> <p><strong>At a glance</strong></p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th></th> <th></th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Design</strong></td> <td>Online acceptability-judgment task (Likert 1–5), <em>2×3</em> (Verb Type × Pragmatic Condition)</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Survey Hosting Platform</strong></td> <td>Qualtrics</td> <td> <div class="text-left"> <a id="button-10c24f5dcce083f4a771b222bdae4827" href="#" class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 font-medium no-underline transition-all duration-300 ease-out transform-gpu focus:outline-none focus:ring-4 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-white dark:focus:ring-offset-zinc-900 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:pointer-events-none bg-white dark:bg-zinc-900 border-2 border-primary-500 text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 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type</strong> and <strong>pragmatic condition</strong> jointly predict acceptability.</li> <li><strong>Region</strong> not predictive in these data.</li> <li>Supports a link between <strong>argument structure</strong> &amp; <strong>information structure</strong> (Unaccusative Hypothesis).</li> </ul>