The aspectual marker function of adverbs in absolute participle constructions formed in texts of Portuguese authors from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries

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https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v48i2.2177

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Absolute participle construction, verbal aspect, aspectual marker, familiar topic, contrast

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The absolute participle sentences formed in texts of Portuguese authors born in 15th, 16th and 17th centuries present adverbial phrases defined in the literature as adverbs of VP in higher positions in the structure of these sentences. The interpretation of topic of the verbal argument is the empirical factor that defines the higher position occupied by the adverbial phrase. In these sentences, the adverbial phrases are performed in position of adjunction to the functional categories AspP and/or Comp, having in these positions the function of aspectual marker.

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Alba Verona Gibrail, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Pesquisadora colaboradora junto ao Departamento de Linguística do Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, na área de Linguística Histórica.

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2019-07-16

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Gibrail, A. V. (2019). The aspectual marker function of adverbs in absolute participle constructions formed in texts of Portuguese authors from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 48(2), 878–898. https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v48i2.2177

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