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The Use and Non-Use of a Preposition or Other Word between a Noun and the Following Infinitive.
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Drake, Dana B.; And Others – Hispania, 1982
Discusses when an infinitive may appear directly after a noun in Spanish and which word is used and why if a preposition or other such word is required. Examples used are where the infinitive phrase is the predicate nominative with the verb "ser," where the infinitive acts as the grammatical subject, and where the infinitive phrase is a…
Descriptors: Grammar, Nouns, Semantics, Sentence Structure
A Semantically Based Analysis of Mood in Spanish
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Terrell, Tracy; Hooper, Joan – Hispania, 1974
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Attitudes, Semantics, Sentence Structure
Subjunctives, Transformations and Features in Spanish
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Lozano, Anthony G. – Hispania, 1972
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Instruction, Semantics, Sentence Structure
On the So-Called Auxiliaries "Ser" and "Estar."
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Roldan, Mercedes – Hispania, 1974
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Language Research, Semantics
A Semantic Analysis of Third Person "Se" Constructions
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Gonzalez-Mena de LoCoco, Veronica – Hispania, 1976
This article uses an animate/inanimate distinction in "se" constructions in Spanish to explain how to comprehend the messages conveyed by such constructions. Depending on the verb form, the emphasis may be on the event rather than the performer, or indicate that the speaker accepts no responsibility for the event. (CHK)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Language Usage, Semantics
Taming "ser" and "estar" with Predicate Adjectives.
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Franco, Fabiola; Steinmetz, Donald – Hispania, 1986
Expands and develops the theory of "ser" and "estar" with predicate adjectives which was first presented in "Hispania" in May 1983. This theory holds that the selection of "ser" or "estar" in constructions with predicate adjectives expresses different types of implied comparisons. (SED)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Deep Structure, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory
Spanish Imperatives and the Notion of Imperativity
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Studerus, Lenard H. – Hispania, 1975
Seeks to formulate a definition of imperativity based on extralinguistic rather than formal notions. (TL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Grammar, Language Universals, Pragmatics
A Semantic Organization of the Portuguese Subjunctive
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Moody, Raymond – Hispania, 1975
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Language Instruction
On the Use of the Indefinite Article
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Lipski, John M. – Hispania, 1978
Discusses the rules governing the usage of the indefinite article in Spanish. (HP)
Descriptors: Determiners (Languages), Grammar, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Expresiones locativas modificadoras de sustantivo (Locative Expressions Modifying Nouns).
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Wonder, John P. – Hispania, 1979
Elaborates on and updates the article "Derived Noun Phrases in Spanish Containing Locatives" by John P. Wonder and Alberto Eraso Guerrero (1976). Gives a detailed description of the uses of "ser" and "haber" in the locative expression. (NCR)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
New and Old Information in Spanish Sentences Containing "Hace" + (TIME).
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Brewer, William Benjamin – Hispania, 1987
Discusses the subtle changes of meaning evoked by different sentence positions of "hace"-clauses. Analyzes the semantics of "hace" + TIME sentences which are the equivalent of English "ago." A presentation suitable for the beginning learner, using "since" + TIME as the English translation of the "hace"-clause followed by "que" is suggested.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Instructional Innovation, Phonology, Second Language Instruction
Analyzing Syntactic Variation with Computer-Based Corpora: The Case of Modern Spanish Clitic Climbing.
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Davies, Mark – Hispania, 1995
Examines a computer-based corpus that provides the data for a comprehensive investigation of clitic climbing in written and spoken modern Spanish. The results are based on nearly 15,000 tokens with 32 different main verbs from a computer corpus of 3.5 million words from ten countries. Clitic climbing is more common in spoken than in written…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Data Analysis, Language Variation, Models