This dataset is the result of the research master thesis in which we studied reflexivity and reciprocity in Spanish and Catalan. The first part of this thesis focus on the identification of lexical reflexivity and lexical reciprocity. The second part of the thesis aims to investigate the overlap found in Spanish and Catalan between plural reflexive and reciprocal interpretations. More about the research can be found in an article: DOI REQUIRED
The data are structured as follows:
Lexical reciprocity Spanish-Catalan – Study to attest the existence of lexical reciprocal verbs ( verbs that can produce reciprocal interpretations on their own) in Catalan and Spanish. Consists of an excel file containing a list of verbs that were suspected to have a lexical reciprocal entry. Each of these verbs was placed in specific constructions ( Discontinuous construction, group noun phrases, absolute construction and causative construction) to observe whether they would allow a reciprocal reading or not (.xls file).
Lexical reflexivity cat-sp - Study to attest the existence of lexical reflexive verbs ( verbs that can produce reflexive interpretations on their own) in Catalan and Spanish. Consists of a word file containing a list of verbs that were suspected to have a lexical reflexive entry. Each of these verbs was placed in specific construction (causative construction, absolute construction and 'ir sin' +infinitive) to observe whether they would allow a reflexive reading or not. (.docx)
Spanish questionnaire- Consisted of a questionnaire that was run amongst Spanish native speakers to attest whether mixed readings (half reciprocal half reflexive) would emerge in Spanish as a result of lexical reflexivity. (.docx)
Catalan questionnaire- Consisted of a questionnaire that was run amongst Catalan native speakers to attest whether mixed readings (half reciprocal half reflexive) would emerge in Catalan as a result of lexical reflexivity. (.docx)
