"E sí la hoïren tots" : sí and emphatic positive polarity in Old Catalan
Pujol i Campeny, Afra (University of Cambridge)
Date: |
2019 |
Abstract: |
This paper explores the semantic value and syntactic distribution of the lexical item sí in Old Catalan. After examining data extracted from El Llibre dels Fets, a 13th century chronicle, it is concluded that sí was an Emphatic Positive Polarity Particle (EPPA) whose appearance was restricted to non-veridical contexts already in this period. This finding strongly contrasts with analyses put forward for sí in Old Catalan and Old Spanish, that date its grammaticalization as an (EPPA) two centuries later, and with analyses of sí in other Old Romance languages, where it has been linked to the satisfaction of the V2 parameter. |
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Language: |
Anglès |
Document: |
Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
Subject: |
Positive polarity ;
Sí ;
Old Catalan ;
Grammaticalisation |
Published in: |
Isogloss, Vol. 5 (2019) . p. 1-32 (Articles) , ISSN 2385-4138 |
Adreça original: https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/v5-pujol
Adreça alternativa: https://raco.cat/index.php/isogloss/article/view/373251
DOI: 10.5565/rev/isogloss.73
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