Intersubjective Impersonals in Context

This paper offers a multivariate analysis of the alternation between 2 Spanish constructions traditionally considered as impersonal, namely uno and se, in 3 different spoken language genres. The proposed analysis will show that, while the traditionally described syntactic factors related to this alt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: De Cock, Barbara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:235142
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/235142
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/catjl.310
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Impersonal
Intersubjectivity
Pragmatics
Se
Spoken language
Uno
Intersubjectivitat
Pragmàtica
Llengua oral
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Sumario:This paper offers a multivariate analysis of the alternation between 2 Spanish constructions traditionally considered as impersonal, namely uno and se, in 3 different spoken language genres. The proposed analysis will show that, while the traditionally described syntactic factors related to this alternation and to the analysis of each of these forms account for part of the alternation, it is the much less studied pragmatic-discursive factors that offer a better explanation. Moreover, we will show the crucial role of genre variation and of differences as to intersubjective functioning for accounting for the alternation between these two constructions.