Events always take (place with) ser
The present study aims to throw light on the behavior of the Spanish copulas ser and estar in locative sentences, beyond their classical distinction in terms of Individual-Level (IL) versus Stage-Level (SL) predicates. The behavior of the Spanish copulas in locative contexts constitutes an oddity th...
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| author | Fábregas Antonio Marín Rafael Perpiñán Sílvia |
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| description | The present study aims to throw light on the behavior of the Spanish copulas ser and estar in locative sentences, beyond their classical distinction in terms of Individual-Level (IL) versus Stage-Level (SL) predicates. The behavior of the Spanish copulas in locative contexts constitutes an oddity that we aim to probe here: events (concierto ‘concert’), despite their clear spatial and temporal anchorage, combine with ser (El concierto es en París ‘The concert is in Paris’), which is the copula typically associated with IL or permanent predicates. To do so, we discuss the behavior of copulas as locative verbs in a broader empirical context, where not just events and individuals are considered, but also other types of nominals, such as qualities and states. We argue that ser emerges with events because time and place constituents combine directly with events, without the intermediation of extra predicational structure. When carrying a marked value, that extra predicational structure triggers the insertion of estar; when there is no predication structure (such as with events) and when the predication structure is unmarked (IL predicates), ser appears as the default copula. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e29b907e7cf4514b837997046ce2c3c2024-04-15T07:41:57ZengDe GruyterLinguistics0024-39491613-396X2023-05-0161367972310.1515/ling-2021-0142Events always take (place with) serFábregas Antonio0Marín Rafael1Perpiñán Sílvia2Department of Language and Culture, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, NorwaySTL UMR 8163 – CNRS, Université de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, FranceDepartment of Translation and Language Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, SpainThe present study aims to throw light on the behavior of the Spanish copulas ser and estar in locative sentences, beyond their classical distinction in terms of Individual-Level (IL) versus Stage-Level (SL) predicates. The behavior of the Spanish copulas in locative contexts constitutes an oddity that we aim to probe here: events (concierto ‘concert’), despite their clear spatial and temporal anchorage, combine with ser (El concierto es en París ‘The concert is in Paris’), which is the copula typically associated with IL or permanent predicates. To do so, we discuss the behavior of copulas as locative verbs in a broader empirical context, where not just events and individuals are considered, but also other types of nominals, such as qualities and states. We argue that ser emerges with events because time and place constituents combine directly with events, without the intermediation of extra predicational structure. When carrying a marked value, that extra predicational structure triggers the insertion of estar; when there is no predication structure (such as with events) and when the predication structure is unmarked (IL predicates), ser appears as the default copula.https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2021-0142copulaseventslocative sentencespathspanishtypes of nominals |
| spellingShingle | Fábregas Antonio Marín Rafael Perpiñán Sílvia Events always take (place with) ser Linguistics copulas events locative sentences path spanish types of nominals |
| title | Events always take (place with) ser |
| title_full | Events always take (place with) ser |
| title_fullStr | Events always take (place with) ser |
| title_full_unstemmed | Events always take (place with) ser |
| title_short | Events always take (place with) ser |
| title_sort | events always take place with ser |
| topic | copulas events locative sentences path spanish types of nominals |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2021-0142 |
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