Invariable copula in inverted cleft sentences: an example of grammaticalization?
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1984-8420.2016v17n1p30 The present research aims to investigate diachronically sentences used to syntactically focalize constituents, the canonical and inverted clefts one. Such sentences are characterized by the sequences copula + Focus + que + IP and Focus + copula + qu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Working Papers em Linguística |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/workingpapers/article/view/46395 |
| Summary: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1984-8420.2016v17n1p30
The present research aims to investigate diachronically sentences used to syntactically focalize constituents, the canonical and inverted clefts one. Such sentences are characterized by the sequences copula + Focus + que + IP and Focus + copula + que + IP. The research period range from the 16th to the 19th century, utilizing texts that make up the Tycho Brahe Parsed Corpus of Historical Portuguese. I try to present a discussion on the grammaticalization of the copula in inverted clefts trough the most important evidence from the phenomenon: the absence of tense agreement between the copula and the verb of the subordinate clause. |
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| ISSN: | 1984-8420 |