The Expression of Pragmatic Values by Means of Verbal Morphology: A Variationist Study.

Pollan, Celia

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ERIC Number: EJ632714

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Publication Date: 2001

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The Expression of Pragmatic Values by Means of Verbal Morphology: A Variationist Study.

Pollan, Celia

Language Variation and Change, v13 n1 p59-89 2001

Identifies a variable context in the use of two Galician verb forms and three Spanish verb forms used in Galician with identical modal, temporal, and aspectual values: the simple past indicative. Shows that this variation is constrained by linguistic factors, specifically pragmatic ones. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Variation, Morphology (Languages), Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Tenses (Grammar), Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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