LA FUNCIONALIDAD DISCURSIVA DEL ESQUEMA CONSTRUCCIONAL LOS ESPAÑOLES HEMOS HECHO HISTORIA EN EUROPA: [[GN SUJETO] [SV1A/2APL]].

In this paper, we analyze the discursive function of the construal [[subject NP] [VP1st/2nd pl] ], which is specific for Spanish. We will show how the prototypical construal, with a plural substantive subject referring to a nationality, profession or sociological group, imposes its features on the more peripheric variants (a subgroup, individualization through proper nouns or professional titles, a non-human subject or a singular subject). Finally, we analyze the pragmatic and rhetorical effects of the construal, viz. the precision of the subject and the creation of a community feeling (through inclusion or the imposition of a categorization). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]