Events and copulas

This paper focuses on the study of a particular phenomenon of variation related to the distribution of Spanish copulas: the (in)compatibility of event nouns with predication structures where the copula estar and an evaluative adjective are combined. Some structures, such as La boda estuvo preciosa (...

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Autor: Escribano, Gonzalo|||0000-0001-6721-0190
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Idioma:inglés
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Estar
Copulative verbs
Event nouns
Syntactic variation
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spelling Events and copulasan approach to a phenomenon of variation across Spanish dialectsEscribano, Gonzalo|||0000-0001-6721-0190SerEstarCopulative verbsEvent nounsSyntactic variationThis paper focuses on the study of a particular phenomenon of variation related to the distribution of Spanish copulas: the (in)compatibility of event nouns with predication structures where the copula estar and an evaluative adjective are combined. Some structures, such as La boda estuvo preciosa ('The wedding wasESTAR beautiful') are present across all Spanish varieties, contrasting with examples such as La tormenta estuvo horrible ('The storm wasESTAR horrible'), that are attested only in certain specific varieties, and that could be considered an instance of so-called innovative uses of estar. We give here a first picture of the extension of this phenomenon. Secondly, we develop the relevant distinction within the domain of event nouns that is needed to give an accurate explanation of the facts under examination. Finally, we show how these facts fit within the overall picture of copulative variation in Spanish, thus making a significant contribution to our broad understanding of Spanish copulas. 22024-01-0120242024-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/293871https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/isogloss.388reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PID2019-104405GB-I00open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2938712026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Events and copulas
an approach to a phenomenon of variation across Spanish dialects
title Events and copulas
spellingShingle Events and copulas
Escribano, Gonzalo|||0000-0001-6721-0190
Ser
Estar
Copulative verbs
Event nouns
Syntactic variation
title_short Events and copulas
title_full Events and copulas
title_fullStr Events and copulas
title_full_unstemmed Events and copulas
title_sort Events and copulas
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Escribano, Gonzalo|||0000-0001-6721-0190
author Escribano, Gonzalo|||0000-0001-6721-0190
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ser
Estar
Copulative verbs
Event nouns
Syntactic variation
topic Ser
Estar
Copulative verbs
Event nouns
Syntactic variation
description This paper focuses on the study of a particular phenomenon of variation related to the distribution of Spanish copulas: the (in)compatibility of event nouns with predication structures where the copula estar and an evaluative adjective are combined. Some structures, such as La boda estuvo preciosa ('The wedding wasESTAR beautiful') are present across all Spanish varieties, contrasting with examples such as La tormenta estuvo horrible ('The storm wasESTAR horrible'), that are attested only in certain specific varieties, and that could be considered an instance of so-called innovative uses of estar. We give here a first picture of the extension of this phenomenon. Secondly, we develop the relevant distinction within the domain of event nouns that is needed to give an accurate explanation of the facts under examination. Finally, we show how these facts fit within the overall picture of copulative variation in Spanish, thus making a significant contribution to our broad understanding of Spanish copulas.
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