Un caso de variación no galego moderno: posibles realizacións do complemento directo dos verbos 'oír' e 'escoitar'

Abstract

In this article we describe a typology of arguments in the direct object slot for the Galician auditory perception verbs oír and escoitar. We begin with an overview of possible argument types, presenting relevant data concerning frequencies in a modern Galician text corpus consisting of documents written between 1800 and 2000. Following this empirical survey of actual usage, we posit structural criteria to explain the preferred or even mandatory use of one or another type of complement in various contexts. The corpus is subjected to three complementary analytical approaches. The first of these is based on coreference between the verb of perception and the verb in a direct-object complement clause. The second approach takes into account the gramatical consequences of different conceptualizations of what is perceived. Finally, we look at the use of certain case markers performing a disambiguation function with regard to the implicit transitivity structure of arguments: subject plus direct object. This interpretative proposal is enriched with pertinent references to sociolinguistic features affecting the development of the Galician language up to the present.