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Insubordinate hypothetical manner constructions in French and Spanish: A pilot study
Royo Viñuales, Víctor; Van Linden, An
2022In Studies van de BKL, 16
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Abstract :
[en] This paper presents a pilot study of insubordinate hypothetical manner constructions (‘as if’) in French (comme si) and Spanish (como si). On the basis of the theoretical framework provided by Evans (2007) and Olguín-Martínez (2021), we analyse data from both written and spoken corpora and we propose a four-way constructional typology that establishes the different meanings such constructions can express and the discourse functions they can serve, and links these to patterns of tense-aspect-mood marking. Thus, we move beyond previous findings and add three more construction types to Brinton’s (2014) 'denial of an assumption' type: a 'nuanced agreement' type that serves the discourse function of expressing partial agreement with some preceding discourse; a 'discursive elaboration or reformulation' type in which the speaker fully agrees with the preceding discourse and only reformulates or adds new information to it; and a 'scalar evaluation' type, which belongs to the evaluative-attitudinal domain and shows distinct formal characteristics (only type found to show indicative mood + present tense TAM marking in Spanish).
Research Center/Unit :
Lilith - Liège, Literature, Linguistics - ULiège
Disciplines :
Languages & linguistics
Author, co-author :
Royo Viñuales, Víctor  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Lilith - Liège, Literature, Linguistics
Van Linden, An  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de langues modernes : linguistique, littérature et traduction > Linguistique synchronique anglaise
Language :
English
Title :
Insubordinate hypothetical manner constructions in French and Spanish: A pilot study
Publication date :
2022
Journal title :
Studies van de BKL
ISSN :
2032-1511
Publisher :
Belgische Kring voor Linguïstiek - Cercle Belge de Linguistique (BKL-CBL), Bruxelles, Belgium
Volume :
16
Peer reviewed :
Editorial Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
How do grammar and discourse interact? Answers from subordination, coordination and insubordination
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
Funding number :
PDR T.0065.20
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