On the position of subjects in Spanish periphrasesSubjecthood left and right

  1. Krivochen, Diego Gabriel 1
  2. García Fernández, Luis 2
  1. 1 University of Reading
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    University of Reading

    Reading, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/05v62cm79

  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Revista:
Borealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics

ISSN: 1893-3211

Any de publicació: 2019

Títol de l'exemplar: he grammar of verbal periphrases

Volum: 8

Número: 1

Pàgines: 1-33

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.7557/1.8.1.4687 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccés obert editor

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Resum

Chains of auxiliary verbs in Spanish allow for the reconceptualization of well-known grammatical problems under the light of understudied structures. In this paper we will deal with issues regarding the position of subjects in declarative and interrogative sentences featuring auxiliary chains. It will become immediately evident that the dichotomy between pre- and post-verbal subjects results inadequate to provide adequate characterisations for the Spanish cases, in contrast to the situation in English. This is so because post-verbal subjects may appear, a priori, to the right of each auxiliary in a chain. These new data, which have received little attention, constitute a challenge for standard hypotheses about the position of subjects in Spanish.

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