Prepositional clauses in Spanish

Prepositional clauses in Spanish: a diachronic and comparative syntactic study

by Cantero, Manuel Delicado

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This book presents a historical and comparative syntactic analysis of Spanish prepositional clauses - traditionally called complement and adverbial clauses. This study examines the properties behind the evolution of clauses introduced by prepositions in Spanish, including clausal nominality, argumenthood, and preposition optionality. It devotes special attention to the nature and constraints of comparable constructions in other past and present European languages, particularly Portuguese, Frenc…

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  • Full title :Prepositional clauses in Spanish : a diachronic and comparative syntactic study / by Manuel Delicado Cantero.

Summary

This book presents a historical and comparative syntactic analysis of Spanish prepositional clauses - traditionally called complement and adverbial clauses. This study examines the properties behind the evolution of clauses introduced by prepositions in Spanish, including clausal nominality, argumenthood, and preposition optionality. It devotes special attention to the nature and constraints of comparable constructions in other past and present European languages, particularly Portuguese, French, and Italian.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2013

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):De Gruyter Mouton
  • Place of Publication:Berlin
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2013

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (326 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781614510628, 1614510628, 161451061X, 9781614510611
  • oclc:ocn865846619
  • LC Classification:PC4390
  • Dewey Decimal:465/.7

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Categories, Syntax, and Change -- Historical Spanish -- Present-day Spanish -- Crosslinguistic Perspective: Romance Languages I -- Crosslinguistic Perspective: Romance Languages II -- Conclusions.

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Subjects

Espagnol (Langue) -- Grammaire Espagnol (langue) -- Prépositions Espagnol (Langue) -- Propositions FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Spanish Spanish language -- Clauses Spanish language -- Grammar Spanish language -- Prepositions

Writers

Cantero, Manuel Delicado

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