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Passives of Spanish Subject-Experiencer Psychological Verbs are Adjectival Passives.
- Source :
- Probus: International Journal of Latin & Romance Linguistics; Sep2022, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p367-395, 29p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper argues that <ser 'to be' + past participle> constructions with subject-experiencer psychological verbs are adjectival passives, contra the received view that <ser + 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 ser and estar in verbal and adjectival participles and paves the way for a comprehensive analysis of the ser and estar distribution across other constructions where the alternation is attested, such as underived adjectives and prepositions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SPANISH language
VERBS
PREPOSITIONS
ADJECTIVES (Grammar)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09214771
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Probus: International Journal of Latin & Romance Linguistics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158933271
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/probus-2021-0009