Modality expression in XIX century: again about 'posiblemente' and 'probablemente'

The main aim of this study is to know and to describe the possibility expression paradigm’s configuration, focusing on, on the one hand, two specific adverbs – posiblemente and probablemente– and, on the other hand, a particular period, XIX century. We will consider some topics related to discourse...

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Main Author: Ariana Suárez Hernández
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Editorial Universidad de Sevilla 2016-07-01
Series:Philologia Hispalensis
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Online Access:https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/PH/article/view/3053
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Summary:The main aim of this study is to know and to describe the possibility expression paradigm’s configuration, focusing on, on the one hand, two specific adverbs – posiblemente and probablemente– and, on the other hand, a particular period, XIX century. We will consider some topics related to discourse markers, modality and linguistic change theory and we will analyze these two adverbs, which seem to be morphologically equivalent but which are not equal in their use and configuration.
ISSN:1132-0265
2253-8321