La predicaciónlas construcciones "en abanico" : aplicaciones al español

Abstract

The study of the constructions headed by the preposition between has past for the grammatical tradition and subsequent descriptive works, by the categorial analysis of the introductory particle, as well as the determination of the status of such syntactic phrases. Our research describes the PPPP introduced by between based on the lexical properties of the preposition and strictly syntactic relationships between these constructions and their arguments, DDPP with semantic role of Object/Theme. These relationships reveal a "internal position in a whole", situation "described" by the PP related to your "subject" of predication. Accordingly, we emphasize the locative and collective values in the preposition between and we use the expression “in range constructions” for refer to the “whole” constituent headed by a ́locative` preposition that selects a complement of 'collective' nature (́assortment` or 'range'). We have also described the nature of the predicative prepositions, verbs, adverbs all of which have intrinsically ‘local’ lexical semantics, as well as a paradigm that meets the ‘collective’ typology and distinguishes the phrases with between in function of its characterization as ends, members and cavities. In its turn, the "subject" of predication of these constructions can occupy positions in the manner of non-circumstantial arguments (subject, direct object and oblique), circumstantial arguments (temporal and quantitative), adjuncts (temporal, spatial and manner), sentence (ad-sentence and extra-sentence) and internal within the domain of a predicative PP (attribute or predicative complement). The syntactic relations established are defined, therefore, as position in the middle of, symmetry, sum, division and election, presenting important restrictions on the types of sentential construction (transitive, intransitive or ergative) or nominal in which are inserted. Finally, very interesting conclusions can be drawn in the semantic level in relation to the type of verbs that are built with this type of PP, in particular, with those who allow interpreting contexts "compartitives" (divide, distribute) and "selective" (be, leave, have, be), as well as its performance as performative statements in these same contexts.