This paper analyzes the construction <No irFut. a + infinitive> in Spanish. At first sight, the construction is made up of two futures: the so-called periphrastic future <ir a + infinitive> [going to + infinitive] and the morphological future (Fut.) in which the auxiliary of the periphrasis… read more
This chapter analyzes the discursive functions performed by the future in Spanish. In order to do so, it departs from a definition of the future based on the deictic ‘distance forward’ instruction, which may be projected along a subjectivity axle and cross different levels of meaning. When… read more
This paper focuses on the meaning and behavior of será posible in Spanish. The structure may have two interpretations: a compositional one (será posible 1 ), which describes a situation that can hold in the future; and a less transparent one (será posible 2 ), related to a negative assessment.… read more
Barrajón López, Elisa, José Luis Cifuentes Honrubia and Susana Rodríguez Rosique 2015 PrefaceVerb Classes and Aspect, Barrajón López, Elisa, José Luis Cifuentes Honrubia and Susana Rodríguez Rosique (eds.), pp. vii–xvi | Preface
This chapter analyzes a number of predicates with Spanish ser and estar which may occur in the imperative: behavior predicates, controlled states, and emotional predicates. The imperative mood is usually related to action and, therefore, it would seem somewhat strange to think of constructions… read more
The aim of this paper is to analyze irony as a violation of the maxim of quality, thus extending the definition established by Grice. More specifically, it demonstrates how this definition may result in a highly productive model taking advantage of the neo-gricean description of meaning. Therefore,… read more
This article deals with discourse functions of the Spanish scalar particle incluso in interaction with a si conditional. It will be shown that scalar properties of incluso require paying attention not only to its focus and scope, but also to its argumentative function and discourse structure. Thus,… read more
Cifuentes Honrubia, José Luis and Susana Rodríguez Rosique 2011 PrefaceSpanish Word Formation and Lexical Creation, Cifuentes Honrubia, José Luis and Susana Rodríguez Rosique (eds.), pp. vii–xiv | Preface
This chapter deals with the difference between propositional negation and the affixal negation which is conveyed by the Spanish prefix des-. To do so, verbal prefixation is chosen, since it better represents the way in which the two kinds of negation directly compete with each other regarding the… read more