From Motion to Causation: The Diachrony of the Spanish Causative Constructions with <i>traer</i> (‘Bring’) and <i>llevar</i> (‘Take’)

From Motion to Causation: The Diachrony of the Spanish Causative Constructions with <i>traer</i> (‘Bring’) and <i>llevar</i> (‘Take’)

This paper describes the historical evolution of the Spanish causative micro-constructions with the motion verbs <i>llevar</i> (‘take’) and <i>traer</i> (‘bring’) (e.g., <i>el miedo llevó al ladrón a cometer un error</i>, ‘the fear caused the thief to make a mista...

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Main Authors: Julio Torres Soler, Renata Enghels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Languages
Subjects:
grammaticalization
diachronic construction grammar
causation
causative construction
<i>llevar</i>
<i>traer</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/2/122

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