Subjective Adjectives under the approach of Functional Discourse Grammar
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https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v46i1.1575Keywords:
subjectivity, modality, adjectives, Functional Discourse Grammar.Abstract
The present work aims at presenting a proposal for the treatment of subjective adjectives in the Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG) framework. The article departs from a discussion on the treatment of Subjective Modals and the grammatical tests employed to make such distinction. The concept of subjectivity proposed is based on these grammatical tests as well as the distinction made by De Smet and Verstraete (2006) of different types of subjectivity. Similarly to their concept, the proposal here distinguishes what is to be called Inherent Subjectivity, which pervades all uses of language, and Grammatical Subjectivity, which is the systematic encoding of Inherent Subjectivity. Also, an analysis of subjective adjectives is presented, and, as a result, the notion of performativity is added to the definition of Grammatical Subjectivity.Downloads
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