1. EL CLÍTICO “SE" EN ESPAÑOL Y LA ESTRUCTURA LÉXICO-CONCEPTUAL.
- Author
-
BENAVIDES, Carlos
- Subjects
- *
SPANISH verbs , *REFLEXIVES (Grammar) , *MIDDLE voice (Grammar) , *CLITICS (Grammar) , *SPANISH language , *GENERATIVE grammar , *SEMANTICS - Abstract
Relatively little research has been devoted to the role that Lexical Conceptual Structure plays in the semantics of Spanish. The present study analyzes the lexical entry of the se pronoun, covering its average and reflexive functions, as well as the verbs with which it is associated (e.g. quebrarse). Within the generative framework, the article proposes a model of lexical representation where both Lexical Conceptual Structure and the mechanism of percolation play a critical role in the derivation and interpretation of Spanish verbs with se. In addition, the article explores that the advantages the proposed model has over other models of lexical representation. Finally, a method is proposed which facilitates the teaching and learning of this pronoun in our Spanish courses, at any level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2010