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Passives of Spanish Subject-Experiencer Psychological Verbs are Adjectival Passives.
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Probus: International Journal of Latin & Romance Linguistics . Dec2021, p1. 29p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- This paper argues that <<italic>ser</italic> ‘to be’ + past participle> constructions with subject-experiencer psychological verbs are adjectival passives, contra the received view that <<italic>ser</italic> + past participle> constructions are verbal passives across the board. We put forth a battery of morphological, syntactic and semantic tests to support our claim. The divide, we argue, is based on the individual-level/stage-level distinction, rather than on the lexical category of the participle. We provide a theoretical, aspect-based account that generates the distribution of <italic>ser</italic> and <italic>estar</italic> in verbal and adjectival participles and paves the way for a comprehensive analysis of the <italic>ser</italic> and <italic>estar</italic> distribution across other constructions where the alternation is attested, such as underived adjectives and prepositions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09214771
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Probus: International Journal of Latin & Romance Linguistics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154422106
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/prbs-2021-0009