“¿Cabe decir algo más?” An Inquiry into the Historical Development of a Modal and Discursive Verbal Periphrasis in Spanish

[eng] The main objective of this article is to reassess the pivotal role of semantic change within the framework of grammaticalisation and its intricate relationship with both textual and sentence syntax. To analyse the interaction between semantics and syntax in processes of grammaticalisation, we...

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Autor: Garachana Camarero, Mar
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2024
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositório:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/215895
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/215895
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Castellà (Llengua)
Lingüística
Gramàtica
Spanish language
Linguistics
Grammar
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Resumo:[eng] The main objective of this article is to reassess the pivotal role of semantic change within the framework of grammaticalisation and its intricate relationship with both textual and sentence syntax. To analyse the interaction between semantics and syntax in processes of grammaticalisation, we will study the evolution of the verbal construction caber + INF, which in contemporary Spanish specialises in (i) expressing modal senses, lying midway between dynamic and deontic values, and (ii) a procedural value that limits the speaker’s commitment to what they affirm.