“¿Cabe decir algo más?” An Inquiry into the Historical Development of a Modal and Discursive Verbal Periphrasis in Spanish

The main objective of this article is to reassess the pivotal role of semantic change within the framework of grammaticalisation and its intricate relationship with both textual and sentence syntax. To analyse the interaction between semantics and syntax in processes of grammaticalisation, we will s...

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Published in:	Catalan journal of linguistics Vol. 23; pp. 105 - 133
Main Author:	Garachana, Mar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Barcelona Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Servei de Publicacions 01-01-2024 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Subjects:	Diachronic linguistics grammaticalisation Grammaticalization Periphrasis Semantic analysis Semantic change Semantics Spanish Spanish language Syntactic analysis Syntax verbal periphrases
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Summary:	The main objective of this article is to reassess the pivotal role of semantic change within the framework of grammaticalisation and its intricate relationship with both textual and sentence syntax. To analyse the interaction between semantics and syntax in processes of grammaticalisation, we will study the evolution of the verbal construction caber + INF, which in contemporary Spanish specialises in (i) expressing modal senses, lying midway between dynamic and deontic values, and (ii) a procedural value that limits the speaker’s commitment to what they affirm.
ISSN:	1695-6885 2014-9719
DOI:	10.5565/rev/catjl.451